The disappearing childhood -- Children are loved but not adored. The rabbit hutch ; The mud hole ; Workshop raising ; Family vacations ; Too much money ; Christmas day ; Bill Coleman and a quilt ; Mothers-in-law ; The Christmas bird count -- Great expectations. August pies ; Laundry day ; How to make a marriage last ; A teacher's viewpoint ; Snow day! ; Little boys and eggs ; The do-over boys ; The girdle ; Amish in the city ; Read, read, read -- Daily bread. God doesn't make mistakes ; Gas thieves ; Sitting on the front bench ; Calvin and Goliath ; Widow maker ; Northern lights ; A rare bird ; Seventy times seven ; The miracle of the neighbor -- Letting go. Bear! ; Chain saws and worries ; Pastimes ; A dog's life ; Chuck and Henry and two eagles ; Rumspringa ; Singing to Cora ; Wedding season ; An early good-bye ; A circle of life -- An evening of Trivial Pursuit with the Amish.