Nineteen-year-old Marty Claridge, left alone and pregnant on the frontier prairie when her husband is killed in a tragic accident, goes to live with widower Clark Davis who needs someone to care for his young daughter and together they form a family based on faith, respect, and finally love.

Marty and Clark adjust to Clark's handicap and recognize their children's new maturity and independence. Clare and Kate anticipate their new baby and Marty has a secret.

Clark and Marty's daughter, Missie, and her husband, Willie La Haye, face hardships as they travel west in a covered wagon.