I fly to Paris and discover how to make love to God.

Real Womanhood isn’t a function of becoming a great mother, but of being loved by your Great Father.

Research actually indicates that if you write down what you're grateful for, it increases your happiness by 25 percent. And who doesn't want that? And God's word says (1 Thessalonians 5), "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Who doesn't want to know exactly what God's will is for them?

Grace is alive, living waters. If I dam up the grace, hold the blessings tight, joy within dies... waters that have no life.

What if I gave thanks in the trouble, for the trouble, because the trouble is a gift that causes me to turn? What if I loved God not for His goods but for His love itself that is goodness enough?

We give thanks to God not because of how we feel, but because of Who He is.

The book [ One Thousand Gifts] took just over a year to write, on the fringe hours, early and late, around home educating 6 kids and farming and blogging.