pbHave you forgotten how wondrous life can be Christopher de Vinck offers a timeless collection of wisdom on family childhood God love compassion buttered toast snowmen Hamlet Bugs Bunny bees. b pFor anyone who is caught up in the hustle and bustle of life weary and perhaps a little jaded by all that seems wrong in the world this is a book that helps us to see again. pIn essays that are warm evocative and often amusing Christopher De Vinck gives us back the eyes of a child the fresh vision of delight and a renewed reminder that we are surrounded with awe that we often take for granted. 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. Chris invites us to realize life as we live it every minute. pReflecting on the joys of family writing and education Chris doesnt 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 power of simplicity in our modern age. pIn his classic book iThe Little Prince iAntoine de SaintExupry 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 childlike eyes and the discipline of one who steadfastly pays attention to the world around iandi within him Christopher de Vincks iThings That Matter Most ihelps us see with our heartsto see irightlyithose things that are essential to a life welllived 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. bJeff Crosbyb author of iLanguage of the Soul Meeting God in the Longings of Our Heartsi p