by Lauraine Snelling >> Despite experiencing hardships in her life, Ingeborg Bjorklund, a widow, chooses to focus on her children and grandchildren. She is comforted and supported by the friendships in her community of Blessing, North Dakota. Meanwhile, her son Thorliff decides to gather stories of her life and the life of the town into a book. With every glimpse into the past, Ingeborg will need to decide if her settled, predictable life is worth more to her than the future she hardly dares to imagine.