WWRW: It's a Trapp

I don't know what it is. But The Sound of Music is everywhere.

I think it all started when I say what GI Kids was reading 2 Wednesday's ago. But since then it's just been insane.

Ignoring the fact that the radio station somehow thinks "My Favorite Things" is a Christmas song is one thing. (And just because she says sleigh-bells and snowflakes, I think we can all agree, does not a carol make.)

Then the whole hype about NBC's live televised Carrie Underwood stage version. The stage version is different from the movie. I cannot stress this enough. The Baroness has songs. There is no "Something Good." and "My Favorite Things" starts out between Mother Abbess and Maria, not during a storm. I'm not saying it won't be good. I'm just saying it's going to be different and you should know that. Also all the ads say how it this is unprecedented. It isn't. In the 50s they did live versions of musicals on TV all the time. But I digress.

Then a friend posted this on the book of face and I about died from laughing. So funny. 19, 23 and 29 are my favorite.

Then even Cari got into the game by posting one of Ken's bitstrips.

So what I'm saying here is that The Sound of Music is everywhere. It is. But I couldn't immediately download The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. So I had to old school order it. But I could get Yesterday, Today and Forever. So I did. How bad could it be right? It's about the Trapps. And I love them.

I was blown away. This was not just a revamp of the movie I know and love. This was an in depth expose of Maria, her family and their love of Jesus. She weaves personal thoughts, anecdotes and stories with passages from the Bible and how she developed a lasting relationship with Jesus. And all from a Catholic perspecitive. (Let's be real, she was going to be a nun. If you didn't know that already you've been living under a rock.) 

Throughout the book, she asks questions of the reader and herself in order to develop a strong foundation in her faith, which she does. Trapp obviously takes some license in the interpretation of passages, but always shows you her process in getting to that point. On top of the fact the book is thought provoking and inspiring, it is also eloquently written. 

Then the library called and The Story of the Trapp Family Singers was in. So I went and got that one. It is similar to Yesterday, Today and Forever. Some of the stories are the same (How could they not be?) but The Story of the Trapp Family Singers was more in depth about the story and less about faith.

I imagine that in the right time period Maria Augusta Trapp would have been a Catholic Moms of Many blogger. Her writing style is concise and she knows when the reader needs to laugh and when a reader can gain a solid message from her.

This book is just wonderful. But again I was the precocious 8 year old who would debate the merits of ever song in the movie and be aghast at people who honestly thought "Climb Every Mountain" was the best song. Oh goodness. The passion I had for The Sound of Music.In April, for Husband's birthday we even went to see it on the IMAX screen where it was playing as a special series. It was C's first movie in a movie theater. And yes, Husband wanted to go see the movie, more than I even did. And I have to say, it's really spectacular on the big screen. I've seen that movie dozens of times and there were still new things I noticed when it was big.

Anyway if you are looking for a book, I would recommend either of these. Maria Augusta Trapp has a good story to share. From a Catholic perspective however, I'd go with  Yesterday, Today and Forever. Because it's a book about people you already care about. The Trapp Family and Jesus. Just doesn't get more interesting than that.

I am linking up with Jessica over at Housewifespice because I like to read. I like to find out what you're reading and quite often I'm going to take your suggestions!