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Research actually indicates that if you write down what you're grateful for, it increases your happiness by 25 percent. And who doesn't want that? And God's word says (1 Thessalonians 5), Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Who doesn't want to know exactly what God's will is for them?

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
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...life change comes when we receive life with thanks and ask for nothing to change.
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In a world addicted to speed, I blur the moments into one unholy smear.
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In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ.
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