A successful doctor (Lisa Hartman Black) reconnects with a past love (Dale Midkiff) and her estranged mother (Rue McClanahan) after returning to her rural hometown.
The death of an infant and a severe drought test the faith of Christian pioneers Missy and Willie LaHaye as they try to eke out a living as cattle ranchers. Willie reluctantly takes a job as town sheriff, then finds he must evict friends and neighbors who have fallen behind in their payments to land baron Samuel Doros.
An urban lawyer (Jeremy London) faces his toughest jury yet when he goes home for Christmas with his country-girl fiancée (Dorie Barton) to meet her parents.
A fashion designer (Kayla Ewell) faces challenges when she meets her boyfriend's (Thad Luckinbill) family (Roma Downey, Marion Ross) for the first time.