The only thing she has left is her faith in God… Is it enough?
With the closing of the Calder Springs’ timber mill, most of the town’s residents are left unemployed. Several families, realizing the lack of a future in the small mountain town, soon decide to relocate.
But not the Harrigan family. Although John has lost his job at the mill, he and his wife, Julia, make the decision to stay in … decision to stay in their beautiful home with their twin daughters. Eastern-educated Julia searches for a way to bring business and people back to Calder Springs — a task she feels God leading her to accomplish. Will her faith and determination carry her through the challenges and setbacks she’ll face?
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This story by Janette Oke is such a sweet, heart-warming story. I enjoyed reading it each night, and I think you will, also, if you
like to read about the time before the internet and tv, when neighbors were Godly and kind to each other, and when
people helped each other when times were difficult.
The town’s main source of income shuts down …
Like all her books, great
I love Janette Oke’s classic books that she wrote so many years ago. I’m intrigued with the way people lived in the late 1800 and early 1900s. My grandparents lived during these years and I enjoy reading these stories because it helps me to feel closer to them. Life was a lot simpler in those days but they did suffer set backs just like we do …
Janette Oke is a wonderful writer! I discovered her thirty years ago and she became a family favorite. My grandmother would beg for another book after each one we shared. The books are inspirational, tear jerkers at times, but the end always makes you feel uplifted and happy.
Great author