When her mother dies, Mary Lenora must grow up quickly to take care of
her brothers and sisters. Can love help her to shoulder the burden?
Mary Lenora Caine knows she is adopted. As she was growing up, her
mother called her "God's blessing." But now that she's gone, Mary no
longer feels like any kind of blessing. Her father, in his grief, has
cut himself off from the family, leaving the running of the home
entirely in Mary's hands. As she nears her eighteenth birthday, Mary
can't see anything in her future but drudgery. Then her childhood friend
Daniel begins to court her, promising her a life of riches and ease. But
her fairy-tale dreams turn to dust when her family becomes too much for
Daniel, and he abandons her in her time of deepest need.
Will Daniel come to grips with God's plan for him? And if he does
return, can Mary trust that this time he will really follow through?