The Story Farm: How Hogs, Dogs, and Dirt Taught a POW's Family to Live

by Dean Wickert, Deborah Wickert (Illustrator)

Overview

The flat farmlands of northwest Indiana are the backdrop of the real stories told in this inspirational parable collection. While some of the stories are hilarious and some are more thoughtful, all the lessons are written on the blackboards of sandy loam fields, straw bales, and hog barns.

Join the author and his siblings as they learn from hogs, dogs, and dirt the life lessons of diligence, faith, moral excellence, knowledge, self control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly affection, and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736650714
Publisher:	Dean F Wickert
Publication date:	03/29/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dean Wickert and his wife, Lynn, are the founders of Families from the Beginning, a ministry for families emphasizing God's original design and purpose. They live on a ridge between two valleys formed after Noah's flood, not far from the Ohio River. God has blessed them with five children and eleven grandchildren (so far).

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Introduction to the Table of Contents

Contents

Farm Map c. 1958

Farm Map 1984

Introduction

The Story-Table (1989)

Diligence

Two Responsibilities (2001)

Dogs, Ducks, and Kids (1973)

Desserts and Goodbyes (1940, 1945)

Rotating Crops and Naming Boars (1978)

Faith

In the Name of Augie (1977)

August in Germany (1944)

Fritz and the Kittens (1962)

Barn Fire (1977)

Barn Fire Again (1982)

Moral Excellence

Collecting Farms (1982)

Selling Bred Gilts (1975)

Discernment from Janis (1970)

Kitty Rabbit (1970)

Ruts in the Sand (1969, 1979)

Knowledge

The Book Wall (1963)

Soil Management and Dominion (1960s - 1970s)

Lost in the Woods and Fields (1959)

Riding Trees (1974)

Driving Hogs and Playing Defense (1968-1978)

Self-control

Trees, Silos, and Power Towers (1972, 1979, 1981)

Go Outside! (1964-1965)

Dirt Clod Wars and Bumper Sliding (1978-1979)

Polish Your Boots (1968)

Perseverance

Chores (1970s)

Fritz and the Puppies (1970)

Baling Straw (1975)

Gentle Cren, The World's Largest Hog ()

Godliness

A Stuck Sow (1977)

Grandpa and Roger (1971)

Don't Cry for Animals (1972)

Iodine (1969)

Augie and Hogan's Heroes (1970)

Brotherly Affection

American Amalgamated (1960s, 1990s)

Sapling Sailing (1965)

The Bounce and Run (1970)

Burning the Old Garage (2000)

Love

Janis is Ours (1958)

Wasps, Fires, and Pools (1959-1967)

Height Marks and Handprints (1962-1967)

Die Satisfied (2001, 2020)

Story Index by Year(s)