I am reading Ann Voskamp's book, One Thousand Gifts, A dare to live fully right where you are. The book can be hard to read, she writes in long, poetic prose, which is difficult to maneuver. I found it's a book best read over a period time, a book read in little spurts then set aside. However, I found her invitation to embrace everyday blessings and chronicle God's gifts, to express eucharisteo (with grace, thanksgiving, joy) regardless of circumstances is spot-on.
So, I am taking her Joy Dare, a dare to capture 3 gifts each day . Blessings that I journal with a word or words, a photo, or a song. Blessings that might be overlooked in my hustle, bustle, walking around life. The Joy Dare is a reminder to stop, take a deep breath and look at our world with eyes trained on Him and hearts overflowing with thanksgiving. Those little moments in time can come and go in the blink of an eye and so often are forgotten as we rush to complete the next task.
I am only a couple of weeks into the Joy Dare but already I am more content, more peaceful. Nothing has changed, I still have the everyday, walking around, little messes in my ordinary life, but each day I keep my eyes and my heart open for those 3 nuggets of God's glory, 3 gifts that make me realize just how blessed I am. So at the end of day as I journal these gifts, I realize I am not only capturing them for myself but I am leaving my loved ones the written legacy of a life lived with eucharisteo!
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