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Prayer is asking for rain and faith is carrying the umbrella.
Barbara Johnson
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Barbara Johnson
Age: 61 †
Born: 1947
Born: October 4
Died: 2009
Died: August 27
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Journalist
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Boston
Massachusetts
Barbara Ellen Johnson
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Winners see an answer for every problem losers see a problem in every answer!
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