thousands of thanks

a great friend of mine gave me a book the other day. i usually don’t do much reading but i LOVE this book. one thousand gifts by ann voskamp is so poetically written. she writes about truly waking up and living in grace by living thankfully. she begins to see God’s hand in everything, the good and the bad, and give thanks. she expresses the JOY that is present in giving thanks. lately i have had moments of pure joy just stopping to rejoice in small thanks, like giggles, or the wind rustling the leaves…simple, yet rich. just the other day, i stopped after receiving one of those phone calls, i was able to stop and express thanks for peaceful last moments while i was on the playground with gracie, which i realized i was thankful for as well; all in the same breath. and on another occasion in the midst of wanting to have a meltdown  watching my toddler have a tantrum, i was thankful for health and her energy to even have a fit! basically what i’m trying to say is READ this book!!!