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Ann Voscamp One Thousand Gifts Book Review

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As a mom that home-preschools, takes college classes, keeps house, creates art, and writes this blog, I often find myself short time to do things that I enjoy doing just for the sake of doing them.  So when my beautiful friend Kerry from my life (his mission) gifted me Ann Voscamp’s book One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, I read page 44 (my standard test for book interest).  What I briefly read on that page, made me dive into the book later on that night.

Not even halfway through the book, I was moved to begin my own list. And what I found was amazing. Things like being thankful for dirty clothes to wash when others have none, enjoying time with my children when there are thousands of orphans in the world, and seeing a simple smile on my son’s face when so many have lost their children put things in perspective for me.

Ann’s words are eloquently phrased. This is not a simple, easy read. Through her prose, she gives brilliant mental images of experiences, which challenges readers to delve deep into her words. She offers a biblical outlook on how to maintain a Christ-like life as we tally up the gifts that are bestowed upon us by God. She not only inspires, but provides an indepth look at how we can overcome our thoughts and emotions in the face of tragedy, personal struggles, and the general darkness of life.

In the book, Ann challenges readers to chronicle God’s grace in their lives, to literally list each one as we experience them… both big and small.
So, here’s this:  I would like to give away a copy of Ann’s One Thousand Gifts book to one of you.  In addition to the book, I’m adding in a lovely journal for you to get started exploring the 1000 gifts in your life. Giveaway is closed.


This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of One Thousand Gifts via Shelton Interactive. All opinions are mine. The only compensation I received was the One Thousand Gifts book to giveaway to a reader.  Other giveaway items were purchased by myself.

Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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4 Comments

  1. My husband is one of the gifts in my life. I can't imagine my life without him. He is hard-working, gentle, funny, smart, loving and quite handsome to boot!

  2. Being able to have children is a gift that I often take for granted. I am so blessed to have two precious sons.

  3. Anonymous says:

    I would love the book and journal. I own it via kindle but a hard copy would be great. Thanks for the opportunity. I have so many gifts in my life: God, husband, children, family, friends, ministry…

  4. My family is God's greatest gift to me. Built through adoption and blood, we've endured struggles and heartaches and endured by God' grace.

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