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And when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grow within me.

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
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Thanks
Gratitude
Grow
Grows
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Microscopic
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Seemingly
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Thanksgiving

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