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Barbara Johnson

Born

in The United States

December 14, 1927

Died

July 02, 2007

Genre

Humor

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Barbara Johnson (1927-2007) died July 2nd, 2007 of cancer (Central Nervous System Lymphoma) after a valiant 6 year fight against the disease. During her illness, she added four more books to her long list of published works, including one that takes humorous pokes at her life with cancer. Affectionately called the “Geranium Lady,” a title taken from her bestselling book, Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy, her homespun humor and hope in God in the midst of tragedy, ministered to millions.

A strong Christian woman who relied on her faith in God and her sense of humor to persevere through many devastating experiences, her life was plagued by a string of tragedies. Her husband was ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 3,292 ratings · 349 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy 4.04 avg rating — 676 ratings — published 1987 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splashes Of Joy In The Cesspools Of Life 4.20 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1992 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Somewhere Between Estrogen and Death 4.04 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1997 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pack Up Your Gloomies in a Great Big Box, Then Sit On the Lid and Laugh! 4.25 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Does a Mother Go to Resign? 4.15 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama, Get The Hammer! There's A Fly On Papa's Head! 3.99 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Your Child Breaks Your Heart: Help for Hurting Moms 4.13 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm So Glad You Told Me What I Didn't Wanna Hear 4.07 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plant a Geranium in Your Cranium 4.19 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Barbara Johnson 4.31 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Geranium Lady (4 books)
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Barbara Johnson,

Victoria Ponikvar Frazier (Illustrator)

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“To be in your children's memories tomorrow,
You have to be in their lives today.”
― Barbara Johnson

tags: inspirational, parenting

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“Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.”
― Barbara Johnson

tags: patience

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“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”
― Barbara Johnson

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