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When we fixate on the worst in something, we render ourselves incapable of fixing anything... But attend to the good in something - and we act towards the best in everything.

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
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Everything
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God reveals Himself in rearview mirrors.
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God is good and I am always loved.
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The practice of giving thanks...eucharisteo...this is the way we practice the presence of God, stay present to His presence, and it is always a practice of the eyes. We don't have to change what we see. Only the way we see.
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In our rushing, bulls in china shops, we break our own lives.
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As long as thanks is possible, then joy is always possible.
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Your naked body deserves the honor of being shared only with someone who is covenanted to never stop loving your naked soul.
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