The moment when you are most repelled by a child's behavior, that is your warning light to draw the very closest to that child.
Ann VoskampSatanโs sin becomes the first sin of all humanity: the sin of ingratitude. Adam and Eve are, simply, painfully, ungrateful for what God gave. Isnโt that the catalyst of all my sins? Our fall was, has always been, and always will be, that we arenโt satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other.
Ann VoskampWhen we fixate on the worst in something, we render ourselves incapable of fixing anything... But attend to the good in something - and we act towards the best in everything.
Ann VoskampThis day is not a sieve, losing time. With each passing minute, each passing year, there's this deepening awareness that I am filling, gaining time. We stand on the brink of eternity.
Ann VoskampI think it was simply word of mouth that made it a New York Times bestseller for more than 60 weeks, over a year. People being moved and changed and transformed by the book [ One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are] and wanting to share that with hurting people all around them.
Ann Voskamp