Today, for a while, I was immersed in a world full of love, wonder, and hope. Where children faced their fears and conquered their enemies, where sunshine and light banished winter, snow, and darkness. Where good and evil clashed on earth and in the sky.

And oh, yeah, talking beavers.

Of course, as if you haven’t guessed, I’m talking about the Chronicles of Narnia. It’s worth a visit to your local googleplex. Take the kids, they might like it, too.