Things That Matter Most: Essays on Home, Friendship, and Love

A timeless collection of wisdom on family, childhood, love, compassion, buttered toast, snowmen, God, Hamlet, Bugs Bunny, bees. Does anyone ever realize how wondrous life is, every minute? What does a child think when he or she sees snow for the first time? "SNOW!" What do we adults think when we see snow? "Oh, snow again." This is a book that gives the reader the eyes of a child, the fresh vision of delight, a renewed reminder that we are surrounded with awe that we just take for granted and ignore. This is a book about living with a perpetual array of treasures: the voices of people we love, the taste of marzipan, the sounds of October geese. This is a book that reminds us to look, smell, see, touch, and listen to what is revealed to us each morning. This is a book that reminds us to realize life as we live it, every minute. Christopher de Vinck reflects simply and evocatively on the joys of family, writing, and education while he doesn't shy away from loneliness, disappointments and regrets. His is a voice that combines both the joys and sorrows of living, speaking with hope and acceptance, and celebrating the conviction that a purity of heart is attainable. "In his classic book The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry famously suggested that 'it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.' With the elegance of a poet, the wonder of child-like eyes, and the discipline of one who steadfastly pays attention to the world around and within him, Christopher de Vinck's Things That Matter Most helps us see with our hearts - to see rightly - those things that are essential to a life well-lived: A place to truly call home, friends who sustain and nurture one another, and the love of a God who knows us as children of great worth." --Jeff Crosby, author of Language of the Soul: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Hearts

• | Author: Christopher De Vinck
• | Publisher: Paraclete Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 25, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 1640607382
• | ISBN-13: 9781640607385