A memoir of Dorothea Schmitt. Born Dorothea Platte, the middle of seven children, to Karl and Matilde Platte. A daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, an aunt and a friend. Her early years were a young child of World War II; her life was influenced by the post-war period of West Germany, but she was defined by her warmth, love, and empathy for her family and community.