Foreword     9
Preface     11
Acknowledgements     17

Part I

1  A beginning that led to many beginnings  •  21
2  My new learning begins  •  35
3  Ein Halber Russlaender (Half a Russian Mennonite)  •  43
4  Mostly a Canadian  •  49
5  A mixed marriage begins  •  57
6  Following the follower of the Holy Grail  •  70
7  Living in Eden but far from it  •  80
8  Living apart for the Lord  •  88
9  The ending that came before the beginning  •  100

Part II

10  Mother goes to work  •  109
11  Student and teacher at the same time  •  122
12  Everything I know I learned while
        teaching at Tabor College  •  139

Part III

13  How my world lost its distinct boundaries  •  149
14  How I received shoes as a communicator  •  158
15  Confessions of a woman preacher, no, speaker  • 174
16  Shoved into the arena of change  •  185
17. My long day’s journey into the women’s movement  •  195
18  What I learned from the women’s movement  •  213
Photo Album: The stages of Katie  •  226

Part IV

19  Words from an amateur at growing old  •  233
20  Harvesting my life  •  246
21  Sticking with what you’re stuck with  •  257
22  What I learned on my way to becoming eligible for a senior discount  •  268

The Author     279