Ann Voskamp
Ann Voskamp
Ann Voskampis the author of the New York Times Bestseller, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, published by Zondervan...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 August 1973
CountryCanada
soul fame made
The frame of a soul was never made for fame. The frame of a soul was made to serve.
iron kind crosses
Any kind of love that lacks the iron of the Cross in it, is anemic love.
arms matter undone
What was intended to harm, God intended it all for good. And no matter what intends to harm you, God's arms have you. You can never be undone.
moments full-life
I only live the full life when I live fully in the moment.
lying joy grace
Holy joy lies in the habit of murmuring thanks to God for the smallest of graces.
what-if his-love causes
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?
mean sacrifice suffering
Love doesn't necessarily mean bless or agree with, it means sacrifice for and suffer with.
giving
God gives us time. And who has time for God?
anxiety answers adoration
The answer to deep anxiety is the deep adoration of God.
adversity home heart
When your ethnicity is heaven, then all adversity offers the gift of intimacy, driving you into the home of His heart.
stress anxiety want
Sometimes, too often, I don't want to muster the energy. Stress and anxiety seem easier.
want condemnation remedy
The fear is suffocating, terrorizing, and I want the remedy, and it is trust. Trust is everything.
girl empowering champion
Girls rival each other. Women revive each other. Girls empale each other. Women empower each other. Girls compare each other. Women champion each other.
thanksgiving gratitude darkness
Gratitude's not a natural posture. The prince of darkness is ultimately a spoiled ingrate, and I've spent most of my life as kin to the fist-shaker.