Ann Voskamp Quotes

In everything give thanks

We need to be more grateful. I think there is no true character without gratitude. It is one of the marks of a real strong character to have a feeling of thanksgiving and gratitude for blessings. We need more of that spirit in our homes, in our daily associations, in the church, everywhere. It doesn't cost anything, and it is so easy to cultivate.

Only he who gives thanks for the little things receives the big things.

My brothers and sisters, do we remember to give thanks for the blessings we receive? Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God's love.

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

Thanksgiving-giving thanks in everything-prepares the way that God might show us His fullest salvation in Christ.

What if you woke up this morning and had only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased

Practice being grateful for everything that life has blessed you with.

I pray to give thanks and to recognize all the good things that are in my life even during times of great change, confusion, or frustration.

Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

I think one of the most important things, that this album is for me, and this period in my life, is about gratitude. About recognizing all of the things, daily, that I'm grateful for, and there are many in my life. I'm just so blessed, and I try to carry that with me every day.

It just makes sense to remember gratitude and the place that gratitude should have in your life, and that none of us are owed these wonderful experiences, and we should always make the best of them.

We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.

I have a lot to be grateful for. I really do kind of get into the holiday spirit and try to find something to be grateful for anyway but this is the time of year so.

There is a way to live the big of giving thanks in all things. It is this: to give thanks in this one small thing. The moments will add up.

Most importantly, it´s in giving thanks.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Gratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors.

I'm so thankful. I've been blessed. I never took it for granted.

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

I thank the earth and the sky everyday for the opportunities I’ve had.

The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.

God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents.

Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.