I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy Summary and Reviews

"I'm predicting Ann Voskamp's personal narrative will soon be many people's favorite book. It's like C.S. Lewis for mortals." -- Mick Silva, former editor with Focus on the Family

"This book is the most gorgeous thing I've ever read. Ever. Ann Voskamp weaves the sacred and ordinary into a tapestry of grace. And each beautiful word is a thread that binds our hearts closer to God's so He can fill our hollow places with joy. This book is the real gift--one that will stay with you and keep blessing your life long after you've read the last page." --Holley Gerth, editorial director, DaySpring

"Ann Voskamp is truly one of the most gifted writers I have ever read. If you want a book that will challenge you and mess with you in the most beautiful of ways, this is it. And you won't just read it and put it away. You will return to this treasure for years to come." ----Lysa TerKeurst, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and bestselling author of Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl

"A book destined to become a classic; the sort of book you dog-ear and re-read for the sheer joy of cherishing the words and experiencing the depth of the heart that wrote it." ----Mary DeMuth, author of Thin Places: A Memoir

"This book is one that will change the way you see the world." ----Marybeth Whalen, author of The Mailbox and She Makes It Look Easy and director of www.shereads.org

"Where do I begin? Do I tell you that Ann Voskamp writes like a poet with the heart of a mystic? Or do I share with you how One Thousand Gifts is so profound that if we internalize this message of lifestyle gratitude and all-pervasive grace, we can know Christ like Adam knew Eve. To write of such beautiful, intimate union requires the pen of a spiritual artist. Open this book, then open your heart." ----Lisa Whelchel, actress, speaker, and author of Creative Correction and Friendship for Grown-Ups 

Customer Reviews

1. When I sat down to read this book I expected to enjoy the writing of one of my favorite Christian bloggers, what I didn't expect is what I experienced - a miracle - a renewing of faith and a fresh perspective on life. Ann Voskamp takes the reader by the hand and leads them on a journey filled with slap-your-forehead-aha moments. My eyes were opened to what I couldn't see even though it had been in front of me the whole time. I jumped from my bed this morning anxious to start the day with this new perspective. I encourage you to read this book and I pray that you experience the same miracle that I did.
2. I am only half-way through One Thousand Gifts...but already, it has made an impact on me. Ann has a beautiful way with words. God has gifted her enormously and this book will challenge, encourage and bless you immensely!
   
   I am an *underliner*. I underline in books...important, thought-provoking, and encouraging sentences. To say this book is now "marked up" would be an understatement. So much wisdom can be gleaned from these pages.
   
   If God is pulling on your heart-strings. If you are here, now, reading these words wondering if the book is worth the cost...know that it *is* (and more). Let God speak to you through Ann. Let Him fill your heart with His goodness. I promise, you'll be glad you did! :)
3. This book hardly needs yet another 5-star review to recommend, but here I go, because Ann deserves it.
   
   This is a book to be savored slowly. I'm reading it bits at a time in the Kindle version, highlighting abundantly and then letting it all sink in and permeate my thoughts during the ordinary moments of my day. There's so much depth, honesty, and poetry in these pages. If you ever wonder if there really is a God, if you ever feel frustrated at all the tempting treasures of the world you will never taste, if you ever doubt the Lord's heart toward you ... Ann has been there and the light she has received is for you. For all of us.
   
   Read it and be blessed!
4. A few years ago I came across Ann's web site. I was dumbfounded. I felt like I had this gift and I tried to share it with everybody. First of all, how the heck does this Canadian farmer's wife find the time to raise six children and homeschool them? Amazed, I studied her life. But what kept me coming back was the beauty of her words juxtaposed with stirring still-life photographs. Ann makes an ordinary life look sublime.
   
   I couldn't wait for this book to be released so I ordered three copies several months ahead of time. I was not disappointed. In order to succeed in grad school I learned the fine art of skimming, but that would be impossible to do with this book. It begs to be read aloud. I have never read another author who writes in such a way that each word has to be savored. It's sort of ironic because that is the smashing point of the book: Life is not an emergency. Slow down. Sip. Taste. Savor. Enjoy.
   
   Besides the beauty of the words, there is a life-changing message.Ann admits an early childhood tragedy caused her to feel cheated and to doubt God's goodness, but a challenge to find one thousand things to be thankful for made her a different person. As a counselor, I know that our self-talk and the lens we choose to see the world through, affects our experience. This is a book for all of us: Men, women, young, and old. Read  More...

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