Yet Pocketful of Pinecones is a story about Carol. Carol is on her feet a lot – industriously caring for her family. In her diary Carol pours out her secret worries, hopes, joys, and disappointments. She also writes of the naturewalks she enjoys with her children. Her goal is to safeguard their sense of wonder. Together they observe God’s marvelous creation and the children record their finds in their Nature Notebooks. Carol reads Home Education by Miss Charlotte Mason and attempts to put the advice into practice. Designed to be a “pick-me-up,” each chapter is short enough to minister to a mother who has only snatches of time in which to nourish her soul.