4Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett have learned so much already about caring for children in distress. It hasn't been an easy task, but suddenly they discover that two of their kids have run away. And, inexplicably, Lemuel has gone with them. Concerned for the trio's safety, the sisters will do all they can to try to find the children.

But the runaways are not the only ones who've put the future of their children's home in question. Father is finally home again--and Delyth has come with him. Lillian herself is faced with choosing between her dreams with fiancé Walter and her commitment to her sister. Steady Ben Waldin is keen to find where his family settled in Canada and to give little Janie a place to permanently call home. Just where that search will take him and what it will require may be more than he's ready for.

As they all struggle to determine their paths forward, each begins to realize that sometimes loving well means making difficult choices.