For a moment, longer, I hold life —

and I hold it mindfully, attentively, thankfully.

Life at its fullest is this sensitive, detonating sphere,

and it can be carried only in the hands of the steady

and unhurried… a bubble held in awe.”

 

-Ann Voskamp

Right after reading Ann Voskamp’s best-selling book One Thousand Gifts, I started my personal list of one thousand gifts on Jan. 23, 2011.

Links to each week’s “Counting to 1,000” posts are below:

1. #1 through #12
2. #13 through #27
3. #28 through #43
4. #44 through #64
5. #65 through #89
6. #90 through #115
7. #116 through #138
8. #139 through #167
9. #168 through #191
10. #192 through #220
11. #221 through #250
12. #251 through #284
13. #285 through #316
14. #317 through #361
15. #362 through #387
16. #388 through #424
17. #425 through #461
18. #462 through #481
19. #482 through #521
20. #522 through #548
21. vacation flashback
22. #549 through #607
23. #608 through #644
24. #645 through #676
25. #677 through #717
26. #718
27. #719 through #751
28. #752 through #783
29. #784 through #813
30. #814 through #837
31. #838 through #868
32. #869 through #904
33. #905 through #934
34. #935 through #959
35. #960 through #979
36. #980 through #1,000

Here’s an excerpt from the book that inspired me to create this list. Click the logo below to connect with other bloggers who are also sharing their gift lists.