A man looking for answers.

Widower Alan Ridge wonders if Laurel Ashline, a weaver who's just arrived in Ridge City, Kentucky, can do what no doctor has; help his daughter, Louemma. He's skeptical about weaving as therapy but he'll do anything for Louemma. Her injuries resulted from the accident that killed her mother - although Alan's never understood where his wife was going that icy winter day...

A woman looking for a home.

Laurel Ashline's grandmother was from this small town, and Laurel's come here to claim her inheritance -- a cabin, plus forty acres -- and to begin her new life...

A child looking for a mother.

Louemma Ridge wants three things: to get better, to unburden herself of a secret, but most of all, she wants a new mother. As her daddy soon finds out, she's chosen Laurel for the part.