“The mind would rather fret about the future or pine over the past — so the mind can cling to its own illusion of control. But the current moment? It cannot be controlled. And what a mind can’t control, it tends to discount. Brush past ... over. It’s the battle plan of the enemy of the soul — to keep us blind to this current moment, the one we can’t control, to keep us blind to Him, the One who controls everything.”

Canadian author, blogger, and memoirist

Ann Voskamp is a Canadian author, blogger, and memoirist. She writes about Christian women's spirituality and is best known for her book One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are. Her work also includes The Broken Way: A Daring Path Into the Abundant Life and WayMaker: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of. Across her books and writing, she focuses on faith, gratitude, and spiritual life.