‎"Lent gives me this gift: the deeper I know the pit of my sin, the deeper I’ll drink from the draughts of joy." ~ Ann Voskamp (One Thousand Gifts)

Gratitude is...

‎"Gratitude truly is the foremost quality of a believing disciple precisely because thanks to God is what births trust in God … the true belief. It’s only when you live the prayer of thanksgiving to God that you live the power of trusting God." ~One Thousand Gifts Day 46 of the Joy Dare: {Count 1000gifts in 2012/3 gifts a day} #140 a gift in losing something: what the scale read #141 in finding something: my sense of humor tonight, right there in the laundry room, right when I needed it! #142 in make something: him grin when I winked at him from the stove Thanks to God is what births trusts in God -- Count your blessings tonight? (One Thousand Gifts)