Fannie's Amish community has given her an incredible amount of support when she suddenly became a widow. But their generosity and sympathy cannot help her raise her children. Each child has taken the death of their father hard in their own way and it kills her to see them suffer. She does her best to provide for her children and help them heal...but with all the hard work she doesn't notice John, a handsome newcomer to the community who definitely notices her...