Really, the greatest compliments about a book [One Thousand Gifts] are never about the book, or the author of the book, but about the reader and God and how the pages helped them connect at a deeper level.
Ann VoskampGod doesn't want your leftovers. God wants your love overtures, your first-overs, because He is your first love.
Ann VoskampHow long does it take your soul to realize that your life is full? The slower the living, the greater the sense of fullness and satisfaction.
Ann VoskampThe 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 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