More than 1.5 million copies sold! What if you discovered that the life you already have is the life you’ve always wanted? What if joy is possible right where you are? New York Times best-selling author Ann Voskamp invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative journey of chronicling God’s gifts.
How can you find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and even the death of loved ones? What does the Christ-life really look like when your days are gritty, long, and sometimes even dark? How is God even here?
“It is in the dark that God is passing by…our lives shake not because God has abandoned but the exact opposite. God is passing by. God is in the tremors. Dark is the holiest ground, the glory passing by. In the blackest, God is closest, at work, forging his perfect and right will. Though it is black and we can’t see and our world seems to be free-falling and we feel utterly alone, Christ is most present to us…”
In One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp invites you to discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings deep and lasting joy. It’s only in the expression of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we’ve always wanted…a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. Come to feel and know the impossible right down in your bones: you are wildly loved by God.
As Ann invites you into her own beautiful, heart-aching moments of amazing grace, she gently teaches you how to:
Biblically lament loss and turn pain into poetry
Intentionally embrace a lifestyle of radical gratitude
Slow down and catch God in the moment
Not an audiobook merely to listen to, One Thousand Gifts is an invitation to engage with truths that will serve up the depths of God’s joy and transform your life forever. Leave pride, fear, and control behind, and abandon yourself to the God who overflows your cup.
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"i liked the idea of the book, but i often got frustrated with the writing style...too poetic. i enjoyed when the author described incidents that occurred in her family. and how she saw God in those experiences. i loved the idea of Charis, Eucharisteo, Chara. i loved the beginning of her book a lot!"
— Audree (4 out of 5 stars)
" I appreciated the authors experiences that she shares but she wrote with too many descriptive words for me. "
— Stvic, 9/27/2023" Well written, beautiful prose, full of inspirations to awaken you to becoming better at living every day, every moment. "
— Barbara, 2/9/2014" I admit I haven't finished this book yet. I am having a tough time. The subject matter is good. Gratitude is something we all need to be reminded to practice; however, I find her style of writing and vocabulary a little too descriptive and unusual for me. It's a book that you have to concentrate on what she is saying due to the verbage she uses. This is written more like a poetry book perhaps, so you don't read large experts in one sitting, but sit and enjoy the "beauty" of what she is trying to create. "
— Meredith, 2/7/2014" Ok so I didn't actually finish this book. First time I can say that in years. I got about 2/3 of the way through and quit. I kinda hated it. But I hate poetry. I hate her writing style and I am already pretty thankful for my life and gifts and live it pretty fully. "
— Leah, 1/26/2014" I'm on fire for this book! It is changing lives. "
— Erin, 1/23/2014" I liked this book but it was a slow read. Takes time to absorb. "
— Susan, 1/14/2014" This book transformed my thinking. It's a book I underlined and plan to read over and over again. "
— Pam, 12/3/2013" A must read for anyone. Simply stunning. Eat in small bites. Chew thoroughly. Very satisfying. "
— Jennifer, 12/3/2013" the first chapter is hard to get through, but hang in there, you have to red for the rest to make sense, and it is well worth it! Has some powerful truthsin it that can be life changing! "
— Libba, 11/8/2013" Ann writes in a beautiful, simple & delighted style that piqued my interest with her exploration of thanks. I found that as I was reading this book, thankfulness became a part of my life through greater attention to the world around me and the little things God places in our lives. "
— Natasha, 10/29/2013" The poetic form of writing takes a little while to get used to but it just compliments the entire theme of the book. This book helps & challenges you to find gratitude for even the simplest of things and to find God's grace & beauty in every aspect of our earthly life. "
— Sherri, 10/17/2013Ann Voskamp is the author of New York Times bestsellers, including The Greatest Gift, Unwrapping the Greatest Gift, and One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than one million copies and has been translated into more than eighteen languages. She was named by Christianity Today as one of the fifty leading women shaping culture and the church today. She is a writer for DaySpring and a speaker with Women of Faith. She has been featured on The Today Show and in World magazine and Focus on the Family magazine.