It seems the lively and adaptable Schrock family is always facing some excitement or emergency as they settle into their new home in the Canadian Rockies. Mother's calm serenity and Father's faith in God and faithful application of the Word steer the family safely through every difficult situation. A sequel to Home Fires Beneath the Northern Lights, this book also provides interesting and profitable reading for children of junior and intermediate age.- Back cover.

What was it like for young immigrant girls growing up in the lumber camps and mining towns of northern Ontario in the 1920s? How did teenagers in Canada cope with the Great Depression of the “Dirty Thirties”? What did young women on the home front do during World War II while their menfolk were overseas with the Canadian Forces? This autobiography shows us what ordinary life has been like for many women in Canada over the last 75 years, and it illuminates a largely unknown chapter of Canada’s diverse multicultural heritage.