Savor: Living Abundantly Where You Are, As You Are

452 Pages·2015·2 MB·English

by  Niequist

ZONDERVAN
Savor
Copyright © 2015 by Shauna Niequist Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530
ePub Edition © February 2015: ISBN 9780310352129
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Cover design: Connie Gabbert Design and Illustration Cover and interior illustrations: Lindsay Letters Back cover photography:
Jennifer Blair Interior design and typesetting: Mandi Cofer 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 RRD 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For my grandparents Bob and Leah Barry, who are still
living a love story after all these years, and teaching us all
what it means to really savor life.
CONTENTS
RECIPE LISTING
INTRODUCTION
JANUARY 1: OUR STORIES
JANUARY 2: START WHERE YOU ARE
JANUARY 3: BITTERSWEET
JANUARY 4: A PIECE OF A STORY
JANUARY 5: THIS IS IT
JANUARY 6: WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
JANUARY 7: CIRCLING THE WAGONS
JANUARY 8: AWARENESS OF HOLINESS
JANUARY 9: BLESSINGS & CURSES
JANUARY 10: THE PALM OF GOD’S HAND
JANUARY 11: SHOULD IS A WARNING SIGN
JANUARY 12: ON WAITING
JANUARY 13: NEXT RIGHT STEP
JANUARY 14: SLEEP & PRAYER
JANUARY 15: WHAT WE LOVE
JANUARY 16: ANTI-FRANTIC
JANUARY 17: ON BUILDING A MARRIAGE
JANUARY 18: WHY I PRAY
JANUARY 19: RUSSIAN DOLLS
JANUARY 20: APOLOGY TO MY BODY
JANUARY 21: THE MIDDLE
JANUARY 22: ENTRUSTING CHILDREN TO GOD’S CARE
JANUARY 23: FRIENDSHIPS ARE LIKE BREAKFAST
JANUARY 24: NUMBERED DAYS
JANUARY 25: CRYING JUST A LITTLE
JANUARY 26: THE ACT OF PRAYER
JANUARY 27: MORE LOVE, LESS HUSTLE
JANUARY 28: ASKING FOR GRACE
JANUARY 29: ROOM FOR SILLY
JANUARY 30: ARRIVING & BECOMING
JANUARY 31: ZERO DEGREES
FEBRUARY 1: MY DRUG & MY DEFENSE
FEBRUARY 2: YOUR STORY IS ENOUGH
FEBRUARY 3: NOISE & PRAYER & COUNSELING
FEBRUARY 4: FOOD & DISCIPLINE
FEBRUARY 5: FILTERS
FEBRUARY 6: NOT WEAK
FEBRUARY 7: “DO EVERYTHING BETTER”
FEBRUARY 8: THE POISONS OF “DO” & “BETTER”
FEBRUARY 9: THE POISON OF “EVERYTHING”
FEBRUARY 10: VEGETABLES
FEBRUARY 11: WITH OR WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT OTHER
FEBRUARY 12: COMPASSION
FEBRUARY 13: WHAT I CAME TO DO
FEBRUARY 14: FULL CIRCLE
FEBRUARY 15: FASTING
FEBRUARY 16: A DUSTY WELL-WORN PATH
FEBRUARY 17: ALONG THE WAY
FEBRUARY 18: ONLY YOU CAN TELL YOUR STORY
FEBRUARY 19: TREASURE
FEBRUARY 20: CHOOSING JOY
FEBRUARY 21: NEW LIFE
FEBRUARY 22: NOURISHMENT OF MANY KINDS
FEBRUARY 23: THAWING THE ICE
FEBRUARY 24: TASTING GRACE & PATIENCE
FEBRUARY 25: THE TASK AT HAND
FEBRUARY 26: ON VULNERABILITY & CATS
FEBRUARY 27: THE BASS PLAYER’S BIRTHDAY
FEBRUARY 28: PEACE FROM YOUR TOES
MARCH 1: HOSPITALITY IS ABOUT LOVE
MARCH 2: THE WHOLE STORY
MARCH 3: A SMALLER STORY
MARCH 4: A TRICKY JOURNEY
MARCH 5: HOW TO BE A WOMAN
MARCH 6: AT MY BEST & AT MY WORST
MARCH 7: ON PLAYING DUMB & FRAGILE
MARCH 8: LENT
MARCH 9: SPACE FOR GOD
MARCH 10: WRITING IN PENCIL
MARCH 11: EVERYTHING IS INTERIM
MARCH 12: KNEES OR BUNS
MARCH 13: DRYER LINT
MARCH 14: NO SUCH LUCK
MARCH 15: TIME & LOVE & STIRRING
MARCH 16: ON REST
MARCH 17: WATERWORKS
MARCH 18: TWO KINDS OF PAIN
MARCH 19: WHEN MY HEART BREAKS
MARCH 20: OUT OF THE WRECKAGE
MARCH 21: TWO OPTIONS
MARCH 22: JUST PAST THE HEARTBREAK
MARCH 23: STITCHING OUR HEARTS BACK TOGETHER
MARCH 24: THANKFUL
MARCH 25: A NEW GRATITUDE
MARCH 26: THE HEALING EFFECTS OF A BARBECUE
MARCH 27: DIVIDE & CONQUER
MARCH 28: TELLING THE STORY OF WHO GOD IS
MARCH 29: LOVE STORY
MARCH 30: CONTROL & GRACE
MARCH 31: ON LISTENING IN MARRIAGE
APRIL 1: SOUTH BEND
APRIL 2: A RESTORED CONNECTION
APRIL 3: THE PLACE OF HEALING
APRIL 4: FIRE ESCAPE
APRIL 5: SWEET SLOW SEASON
APRIL 6: SUPPORTING MARRIAGES
APRIL 7: ON SPRINGTIME
APRIL 8: SOUP FROM BONES
APRIL 9: COMING TO LIFE ANEW
APRIL 10: COMMUNION ANYWHERE
APRIL 11: DEATH & REBIRTH
APRIL 12: ISLAND
APRIL 13: WHAT YOU’RE WILLING TO GIVE UP
APRIL 14: THINGS I DO
APRIL 15: THINGS I DON’T DO
APRIL 16: HOMEMADE
APRIL 17: FEEDING MUSICIANS
APRIL 18: PERMISSION TO BE TIRED
APRIL 19: GRAPPLING WITH OUR WORTHINESS
APRIL 20: MADE TO BE THE THINGS THAT HE IS
APRIL 21: HENRY’S SONG
APRIL 22: LESS
APRIL 23: LADYBUGS
APRIL 24: TRICKS & DISCIPLINE
APRIL 25: MADE TO CREATE
APRIL 26: THE BIG MOMENT
APRIL 27: END OF DAY RITUAL
APRIL 28: CHURCH GIRL
APRIL 29: FIGHTING FOR SPACE
APRIL 30: OUR BEST SELVES
MAY 1: MY JOURNEY BACK
MAY 2: THE SUREST PLACE TO FIND HIM
MAY 3: ON WRITING
MAY 4: ON FINDING YOUR OWN FAITH
MAY 5: ONE PERFECT BLOOM