19岁的梅西在一处偏远的小镇上当乡村教师，一次偶然中，她邂逅了名为格兰特的富家子弟，风度翩翩而又英俊潇洒的格兰特很快就征服了梅西的心。可是，就在这个节骨眼上，梅西的父亲发生了意外必须在家休养，一下子，这个原本幸福的家庭失去了最主要的劳动力，不仅如此，播种的季节即将来临，这也就意味着，梅西和体弱多病的母亲必须代替父亲去做又重又累的农活，否则他们在这个冬天可能会没有食物可吃。 父亲的腿面临的巨大的感染风险，而医生又只能一个星期来看一次病，在这个家庭最需要帮助的时刻，一位名叫内特的男子帮助父亲治好了腿伤。Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scuffle, move back east near her parents, Clark and Marty. She finds finds a new teaching position that she settles right into, but Missie has lost all faith in herself, until a chance encounter at her father's church where she adopts homeless orphan, Belinda Marshall. Missie didn't want to adopt a child into the family, as she is already taking care of Mattie, but decides to welcome her in with open arms. Missie also finds interest in Zack Tyler, the town's sheriff. There are some subplots and incidents that mirror Missie's tragic losses, and through the experiences will she ever find a way to bring hope and joy?
