Recently widowed after twenty years of marriage, Frances Lehman is just tasting the freedom and opportunity that her Promise Lodge friends enjoy. She has a promising friendship with Preacher Marlin Kurtz, though their families don't see their relationship as proper. When Frances suffers a serious injury, she's determined to prove she can recover - and remain independent - without burdening Marlin. Now, with his belief in real love tested, Marlin's hope is that Promise Lodge's residents can help him restore Frances's joy - and that faith will show them a way to turn their fragile second chance into a blessed future together.