About the Author

As I continued reading One Thousand Gifts over break, I began to wonder more about the author. So, I decided to research and share some of it on my blog. Ann Voskamp is a mother of six children, and a wife to a farmer. She is a homeschool teacher for her children, she speaks at different events each year,  and she attends interviews every once and awhile. This author is a busy woman. However, Voskamp still finds time to relax from her active life to sit down and write.

I have noticed that Ann Voskamp's writing is very unique. I think that this is because of her amazing personality. I haven't been reading her book for that long, but from what I've read in the book and from what I read on Voskamp's website, I can see a part of who she truly is. She is so kind with her words. Her writing is also very inviting. Her writing makes me feel like she is reading aloud right next to me and encouraging me to read on.

While I read One Thousand Gifts this week, I learned something about Ann Voskamp. I learned that she always tries to stay positive, even through tough situations. As she is talking about dealing with difficult times, Ann states, "With memories of gravestones, of combing fingers through tangled hair, I wonder too...if the rent in the canvas of our life backdrop, the losses that puncture our world, our own emptiness, might actually become places to see. To see through to God" (Voskamp 22). Yes, Voskamp talks about losses, but she still makes her writing positive. She goes on to talk about seeing God. She is saying that finding God through these losses only make a loss a win. A win that is greater than any loss.

I wrote a few questions below that I would like to ask Ann:

1. Have you ever written a fictional book?
2. How did you start writing?
3. When did you know you wanted to write books and share your story to readers?

Below is a link to Ann Voskamp's website. I enjoyed reading things on it and learning more about her.
http://www.aholyexperience.com/ann-voskamp/