This is the only book you'll need if you are ready to get off the couch and into the great outdoors---a little at a time. If you are one of those people who keep saying that you SHOULD check out those trails that all of your active friends are talking about---this is the book that will inspire you.It is so well organized. The authors have second-guessed you and answered EVERY question(about each trail)before you even leave home! They even tell you what to look for when you're out there.
Read this litte gem then lace up your walking shoes!

It is difficult to put into words the complex beauty of this book. If you are not familiar with the poetry of E.E. Cummings, this book will make you a surefire fan. The verse is sensitive, gentle and intimate. Beautifully paired with the whimsical, delicate and ever-bright illustrations by Mary Claire Smith, this book will sing to you and your child's hearts.

There are very few stories about Christmas which capture the essence of what all the decorations and packages truly represent. This is one of those few. The illustrations bring us back to a time when family and friends, hand-made gifts and music together were what were truly valued. Where Christmas was a festival which celebrated warmth, light, life and love.

For those who are sensitive to the masses of trees which are erased from our earth each Christmas, please take a look at this book. I especially appreciate that the angel who takes the tree from the forest to the child carries the tree with roots intact and then, through Ms. Smith's illustrations, the tree is pictured potted. The tree in this book is a true symbol of Life.

This book is one our family will treaure for generations to come.

Get the pre-Vatican II version of the Little Office instead. Why? First of all, the proper number of hours for an office is eight: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. This number fulfills what is written in the book of Psalms, "At midnight I rise to thank thee" (corresponding to Matins), and "Seven times a day I praise Thee" (corresponding to Lauds through Compline). This is how all Offices, for any religious order, were constructed since the Church was founded. As Yogi would say, "you can look it up!". In addition, the language in the older versions is much richer and more reverent as compared to the trite and banal drivel found in the Modernist translations. All Vatican II reforms are trash, brought to you by the Modernist cabal trying to destroy the Church.

This amazing little breviary has been in constant use in the Church since the 11th century. It is a wonderful way to pray the Liturgy of the Hours in the midst of a busy schedule. All seven hours are included; the prayers are short, traditional, and the arrangement can be easily adapted to any rule or circumstance. This book has long been used by religious and, for laypeople, is an extrodinary and simple way to enter deeply into the prayer life of the Churh. It's not complicated or 'flashy,' but is rich and deep and quite profound in its' simplicity - and perhaps that is something that many of us would wish to become also.

An awesome book, nearly comparable to the Divine Office. If one is enrolled in the Order of the Brown Scapular, a MUST have. And from Amazon.com, a great price to meet your orderly requirement. ;)