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. Ann Voskamp addictionanswerchrist share on social
By default, most of us have taken the dare to simply survive. Exist. Get through. For the most part, we live numb to life - we've grown weary and apathetic and jaded... and wounded. Ann Voskamp apatheticdaredefault Change image and share on social
My husband is Dutch, and his family, when you sat down to eat food at the table, you never left the table until you ate living bread and drank living water. They never left the table until they'd read Scripture together. So morning, lunch, suppertime, Scripture was always read at the table, and then there was prayer to close. Ann Voskamp breadclosedrink share on social
Giving thanks is that: making the canyon of pain into a megaphone to proclaim the ultimate goodness of God when Satan and all the world would sneer at us to recant. Ann Voskamp canyongivegod Change image and share on social
Pick up a yardstick to measure your life against anyone else's, and you've just picked up a stick and beaten up your own soul. Ann Voskamp beathavelife Change image and share on social
If I don't have words, it's a sign I'm not reading enough. Ann Voskamp readsignword Change image and share on social
Scales always lie. They don't make a scale that ever told the truth about value, about worth, about significance. Ann Voskamp liemakescale Change image and share on social
Gratitude's not a natural posture. The prince of darkness is ultimately a spoiled ingrate, and I've spent most of my life as kin to the fist-shaker. Ann Voskamp darknessfistgratitude Change image and share on social
When we can't bottle our tears up anymore, God catches every one in His bottle. God's catching every falling tear because He won't let us fall apart. Ann Voskamp anymorebottlecatch Change image and share on social