The night sky. The bright moon. The stars peeking through. Buildings that light up with changing colored lights. The newest, tallest tower brightly lighting up the skyline and occasionally hidden with the night fog. Fellowship with a friend in my broken Spanish and her broken English. This waiting period. Health tests. These are just a few of the gifts that I have been given through the reading of this book,
One Thousand Gifts.
Ann Voskamp, a farmer's wife in Canada, writes in the most unique manner of how God gave her the gift of
eucharisteo, Grace ~ Thanks ~ Joy. Ann descriptively writes of the struggles of her life and the loss of joy. She shares that thanksgiving to God in the good, the bad, and the ugly, Thanksgiving is the process which began the restoration of grace in her life through a gratitude journal and the recording of those gifts.
The healing came in through the counting and in the seeking of the magnificent moments among the mundane routine of life. This book encourages the reader to seek out their own gifts. I personally started my own journal. It is hard to keep up with writing them down, but once you get started you will always be on the lookout for new gifts.
I am currently doing the DVD and workbook study with the women of my church. This has been a phenomenal time of fellowship and bonding allow us to share life with each other. I would recommend this book to anyone that needs an extra dose of encouragement and perspective on thankfulness.
If you want to get a group study together, there is a DVD and workbook. There is also a devotional book in addition to this book.
For more information check out this site:
onethousandgifts.com
Check out Ann Voskamp's blog here:
www.aholyexperience.com
Happy Thanksgiving and start counting...
