Reflections, memories, and observations of one man's experiences on the influences of home, school, church, and family. This book is a collection of autobiographical essays written over a period of a number of years. Written with a number of different audiences in mind, such as those interested in the history of 20th century christian life in the Midwest. There is no overall connecting theme to the essays, nor any sequential order, yet the intriguing and often humorous story-telling creates a wonderful thread of rich history with its meaningful soliloquies on church, school, and family life.