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Barbara Johnson


Born
in The United States
December 14, 1927

Died
July 02, 2007

Genre
Humor


Librarian note: There are other authors with the same name

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: 4.1 · 3,302 ratings · 349 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors
Stick a Geranium in Your Ha...
4.05 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1987 — 30 editions
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Splashes Of Joy In The Cess...
4.19 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 1992 — 16 editions
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Living Somewhere Between Es...
4.03 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1997 — 21 editions
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Pack Up Your Gloomies in a ...
4.23 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions
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Where Does a Mother Go to R...
4.14 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions
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Mama, Get The Hammer! There...
3.99 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions
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When Your Child Breaks Your...
4.14 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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I'm So Glad You Told Me Wha...
4.03 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions
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The Best of Barbara Johnson
4.33 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
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Plant a Geranium in Your Cr...
4.20 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
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Quotes by Barbara Johnson  (?)
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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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“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”
― Barbara Johnson
tags: misattributed-to-thomas-s-monson
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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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