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One Thousand Gifts beckons you to leave the parched ground of pride, fear, and white-knuckle control and abandon yourself to the God who overflows your cup. It invites you to wake up to God's everyday blessings, and discover, as Ann did, that in giving thanks for the life you already ha...
One of my One Thousand Gifts!
Ann Voskamp is a poet with a heart for God. Don't be satisfied to read thru this book only once, for each time you go back and read - another layer is revealed and another message is there that your heart wasn't ready for the first time through.
I love this book! I would encourage everyone to get their hands on a copy, find a friend to read it with and discuss each chapter as you go. This has been a true blessing to me!
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My daughter gave me this book for Christmas. After I started reading it, I became a little distracted with her writing style. I had to put it down around chapter 4, but I am hoping to go back and try again.
ReplyDeleteWe just finished the book. I had to read each chapter twice, in quiet...there was always something layered in her sentences that I missed the first time. Definately not an easy read, but it was so very good. I am on blessing #399 in my journal, and searching moment by moment!!
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