Thanks.Giving.
Ann Voskamp wrote about the basis of faith--and joy--in her book, One Thousand Gifts. The challenge: live fully right where you are. Give. Thank. And by giving thanks, you suddenly see how blind you've been to the touches of God's grace and mercy all around.
In the picture above, my nephews Jack and Noah, and niece, Tess, camp out to watch a movie while my brother-in-law fixed something in my house. For their sweet lives, I give unending thanks.
And, in an effort to take on Voskamp's challenge to write a list of 1,000 things for which I give thanks, here are my first 10:
1. Noah
2. Jack
3. Tess
4. A friend who exhorts me to write
5. A house to make home
6. Hot, creamy coffee
7. Running water
8. Cardinals--that pop of red--in winter
9. Sleep that restores
10. Sunlight through trees
What are 10 things for which you are thankful? What causes your heart, your home, to feel full to the brim?
