A collection of vignettes, autobiograpical sketches and stories, each followed by paragraph/s highlighting the impact of the event.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	iii
	Introduction	iv
	MEMORIES OF HOME AND FAMILY	1
	The Sewing Table & "Go Fish"	2
	The Time We Burned All the Fences	4
	On Being Poor	6
	Doting Dottie	7
	A Traditional Christmas	9
	The Missing Peace	12
	Grandma's Walking Chair	13
	Memories to Treasure	16
	Old Photos and a Horse Named Fox	17
	Thornbushes and Cedars	19
	Brownie	20
	Sunrise in the Country	22
	Mustard Greens	23
	The Wood Pile	25
	Nicknames	26
	A Cousin Nicknamed "Cow"	28
	Seasons	31
	The Coffee Grinder and The Wood Box	33
	Pine Knots	34
	The Pet Show at the Parish Fair	36
	Papa's 13th Child	38
	The Pulse of Camping	40
	The Pioneer Cemetery	42
	The Year of the Equinox	43
	I'll Rock You Forever	45
	Sisters	46
	On Teaching —By Pen and Person	47
	THOSE WHOM I HAVE MET ALONG LIFE'S WAY	49
	A Letter to An Old Friend	50
	Mining for Quartz	52
	Hiking	53
	John	cc
	The Preacher's Wife	56
	Forrest Gump of the Mountain	57
	A Worthy Woman	60
	Ace	62
	To Be Like Mildred	64
	A Pathetic Picture We Could Not Repaint	66
	Best Friends	67
	Nan—A Slap Across Her Heart	68
	The Flip Side	69
	A Classroom Full of Wonder	70
	Main Maw's Aprons	79
	NATURAL THINGS, THEIR INNOCENCE, GRACIOUSNESS, AND BEAUTY	73
	A Sweet Spring	74
	The Court House Chicken	75
	Golden Gossamer Wings	76
	Geese	78
	Look to the Ant, or the Beaver	80
	Learning From The Bees	81
	Toadfrogs	82
	It's Always There	83
	STORIES TO INTEREST	84
	The Mighty Third Anchor	85
	Have You Read an Obituary Lately	86
	Who is Your Hero?	87
	Rediscover America—Patriotism and the Land	88
	Hope	90
	Dawn and Dusk	92
	Trophies Will Make Themselves Wings	93
	The Aubergine Lady	94
	The Waving Man	95
	The Rodeo Bull	96
	And Here's One More	97
	And Another Happy Birthday!	98
	Tell Me A Story	99
	Conclusion	101
	Bibliography	102