After her mother's death, 13-year-old Clair refuses to speak and her minister father moves them from their comfortable existence to the wilds of northern Michigan to start a small mission and to begin a new life.

Clean and tidy cousin Sexton lends his unusual talent to Soup and Rob as they engage in the town's goat-cart race.

A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.

A visit to the Bessette farm in New Haven, Vermont in all seasons. Shows what kind of things are done on a dairy farm, from milking cows to baling hay.

A girl reflects on Christmas at her grandparents home in the country, with its fresh-cut tree, handmade ornaments, gifts from Santa, and special church services.