Tonight I finished reading "One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voskamp. At first I didn't care for her writing style, which is more of a poetic style, but after getting into the book, it grew on me. The book is about her journey to find "grace" in a life filled with tragedy and stress and writing down one thousand things to be grateful for. I would highly recommend this book; it is good. If you have difficulty with her "way of writing," read 2 or 3 chapters and then go back. It kind of grows on you after awhile.
In her last chapter, after her long journey on finding Gods grace, she wrote something very powerful.
" I can hear Him, what He is telling the whole world: this is for you. The earth under your feet, the rain over your face upturned, the stars spinning all around you in the brazen glory: this is for you. These are for you---gifts---these are for you---grace---these are for you---God. So count the ways He loves, a thousand, more, never stop, that when you wake in the morning you can't help turn humbly to the east, unfold your hand to the heavens, and though you tremble and though you wonder, though the world is ugly, it is beautiful, and you can slow and you can trust and you can receive each moment as grace."
You can check out her book site at www.onethousandgifts.com or her blog where you will get a feel of her writing style at www.aholyexperience.com
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