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The trail lengths in the book vary between 1-hour hikes to all-day affairs, with plenty of all types; also, the directions usually suggest other places to go or variations to shorter or lengthen the hike.
If you live in Pittsburgh or the area, buy this book.
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I often struggle with the time to sit down and become inspired by a book. The meditation-a-day style in which this book is written allows me to explore topics like forgiveness, compassion and honesty in one page. It then leaves me with an affirmation related to the topic. This affirmation usually sticks with me throughout the day. In the spirit of how I've discovered most things work, I usually absorb the perfect message that I'll access later in the day, usually in the middle of a challenging situation.
I realize that there is no perfect parenting style and there are no perfect parents. What I do know is that we can each focus our efforts on the gift we have as adults and the treasure we hold in reaching the essence of our children. It's not about pacifying them with material objects, it's about our everyday validation of their feelings and individuality that helps them succeed as well-balanced adults. In a world that sometimes feels incredibly imbalanced, it's more important than ever to uphold this belief.
As a parent and a parent educator, I recommend Thomas Wright's book as a daily reminder of the possibilities to nurture our children's spirits and meet them where we are all one - in our hearts.
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I definitely recommend this book -- I didn't find it to be the "light" reading that I expected, but instead discovered that it was "heavy" with insightful ideas for coping with the struggles of temporal life." (Jana Remy). BYU English Professor Richard Cracroft calls it a soul-satisfying book, adding: "Reminding us in skillful prose "that we came down to a fallen world to experience deliverance from it," she points out that our many mortal burdens may be lightened by faith in a God who is in charge and "will bring to our attention that which it is necessary for us to know when we need to know it."("'High Time to Awake': LDS Books That Awaken the Soul," Brigham Young Magazine, Fall 1997).
Chapters include: The Veil of Unbelief, Spiritual Lightening,
"The Doer of Our Deeds,"
Premortal Election and Grace,
Women, Priesthood, and the At-One-Ment,
Enduring Marriage,
Love and Fear,
Living the Spirit of At-One-Ment,
"For Their Sakes I Sanctify Myself,"
Spiritual Discouragement,
Healing Through Repentance,
Agents of Healing,
Filling the Empty Cup
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In Chapter 1, the author assumes the role of instructor, and takes the reader on a composite of one of his many overnight field trips down the Delmarva peninsula. The reader follows along as the trip begins in the freshwater marshes of the Choptank River in Maryland, moves on to Watts Creek in Delaware, then returns to the deciduous swamps of the Nanticoke River in Maryland. On day two, the trip moves to the marshes of Chincoteague in Virginia, onward to the Assateague impoundments and wash flats, and concludes with the dunes, beach, and ocean.
The remaining chapters detail the natural environment of freshwater, brackish, and salt marshes; the Pocomoke and Nanticoke Rivers; Delmarva potholes; and several Western Shore streams. The book also incorporates a fair amount of botanical exploits, some in the form of excerpts from the author's nature journals, which will be enjoyed by anyone with such interests.
The valuable scientific information contained in this book is conveyed in a reader-friendly manner. The language is very descriptive, enabling one to visualize while reading. The book also contains a number of personal anecdotes that make the text fun to read.
The many lists and tables throughout the text, as well as the comprehensive "Literature Cited" section and detailed indexes of plant and animal scientific and common names that appear at the end of the book should be especially useful to the scientific-minded and studious.