Bitter and grief-stricken after the loss of his wife and daughter, Earl Gibson has lost his faith in God and lives homeless on the street, until he encounters Gideon, a seven-year-old leukemia patient determined to reach out to him.

For Ashley, moving to Bloomington, Indiana, is especially hard, but with time, prayer, a few surprises, and especially the love of her family, she finally feels at home.

While Kari Baxter eagerly awaits a meteor shower and frets over what she wants to be when she grows up, Ashley gets an idea for how to keep her siblings from growing up too fast.

Widowed after a marriage of convenience, Megan Wright raises her son alone while remembering her childhood ideals about love before becoming reacquainted with Casey Cummins, who is grieving the loss of his wife. .

Kari and Ashley go through the ups and downs of summer camp together. School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and Ashley prepare for wild experiments and the challenges of the great outdoors, and together they learn what it means to plan for an experience they won't forget. In the process, all five Baxter Children learn how to make new friends...