1000 Gifts
About 13 years ago, my daughter, Jenna, told me about this amazing book that was all about gratitude and giving thanks. She kept talking about it and so I bought it… 1000 Gifts, by Ann Voskamp. Life was busy, there was lots going on as our daughter Adrienne had just got engaged. I finally started reading the book, and it really challenged me — Give thanks in everything! Make a list, write three things every day, be thankful in every circumstance!! But then, on December 31, 2011, our granddaughter, Janae, was born. In Virginia. Emergency c-section. Meconium aspiration. Rushed to NICU Worked over her for hours No news for more hours. And finally we heard, she’s being life flighted to UVA in Charlottesville. I cried. I put that book away. I would not and could not give thanks for this!! We had planned a trip to Virgina in mid January to meet the baby and have a belated family Christmas celebration! Steven and Jenna ...