Love comes softly

Belinda has always been compassionate so her older brother encourages her to take an interest in nursing, but her parents worry that she may not have the inner strength to deal with other people's suffering. Things become even more complicated when Belinda, her teenage niece Melissa, and Belinda's friend Amy Jo all fall in love with the same man.

Marty and Clark return from a visit with their daughter Missie and must adjust to being home, Clark's handicap, and the changes that have occurred within their family during the months they were away.

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

Continues the pioneer adventures of Clark and Marty as they face the joys and trials of life on a homesteader's farm and the marriage of their daughter.

Clark and Marty visit their daughter Missie and her husband Willie in the far West and meet their two little grandsons, but their faith is tested once again when the visit is marred by a tragic accident.

Marty and Clark's youngest daughter Belinda, trained to be a nurse, jumps at the opportunity to go to Boston and care for an elderly lady, but in spite of the seeming advantages of this arrangement, she remains restless and lonely.

When an unexpected responsibility enters her life, Belinda finds it difficult to make important decisions.

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.