Jack’s family is keen on spending quality time with one another. However, he had no quality time with his father unless he was golfing. This becomes important later when Jack’s mother gets sick. He has a dream about a Great Blue Heron. Later he actually sees a Great Blue Heron in the desert of Arizona.

Josh Wagner shares his story "Receipts". Josh explains how an experience with a street vendor and a conversation with a woman on a bus while traveling in India caused him to decide to always carry a receipt or two on his person.

Tamara Love shares her story "Grandma Negotiations". Tamara returns to Michigan to care for her elderly grandmother, a hoarder who is prone to exaggeration.

Jeremy Smith shares his story "Always, Only, At Least". Finally arriving in London to be with his girlfriend after a long-distance relationship, Jeremy instead takes the train to Amsterdam for an extravagant formal dinner. Over the course of the next year he cooks all over the world, memorizing portions of Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan.

Frances Scott shares her story "What will the neighbors think?!". Frances places in her father's casket a black and white photo of him and her daughter and a sprig from his favorite dogwood tree. She then shares with us the story of her father, honoring his life, and his death.

Jim Ambrose shares his story "The Tempest". Jim was bike messenger in San Francisco leads to a transformation in the emergency room after a conversation with the resident hospital nun.

Melissa Bangs shares her story "Playing Monopoly with God". Melissa loses her mind after giving birth and experiencing a month without sleep, ends up playing Monopoly with God, and coming through the other side with grace and beauty.

Kyle McAfee shares his story "Jack". Kyle McAffe becomes a landscaper with Jack, a brilliant ceramicist, perfectionist and drunk, then goes on a “Jack tour” of Portland, OR.

Michael LaPoint shares his story "What Business do you Have With Mario?” or “Get This Kid a Cannoli". Michael lives in Greenpont in Brooklyn, NY. He rents from Mario Fortunato, and a mysterious delivery to the Fortunato Brothers Cafe gets him a cannoli as payment.

Marlies Borchers shares her story "The Honey Wall". Marlies has very long hair, much like her great grandmother, who she goes to visit with her mother and grandmother.