God Bless Daddy Mother Bill Ron Jerry Carol Ann Linda Jane Dick and Little Tom

<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>This is a book of short stories about growing up in a German Catholic family of seven children. The stories are based on the memories of actual events and activities in the life of a native Indiana Hoosier. They address issues of personal development the importance of family ties the experiences of a do-it-yourself family and the activities of planting hunting and gathering.</P><P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>These stories are about a family making ends meet working and playing together day by day season by season and year by year without knowing they were struggling.</P><P ALIGN=JUSTIFY>Some of the events described seem mundane and run-of-the-mill but all of them formed the character and personality of the family members. These events and activities shaped a generation and generations to come regarding principles values and behavior toward love for and respect of people in general.</P>