"It's not going anywhere unless you make it so."
A sweeping small town romance exploring the grit of craft, the heart of family, and the pains of love, told over the span of several years.
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The people behind it
Erika Sorenson
Em McCarthy
Logan Gott
Noah
Noah Turks
Nathan
Ben Gilchrist
Brody
Dan Bell
Paul
Jamie Rogers
Jean (Em's Mother)
Ricardo Ramirez
Jim (Em's Step-Father)
Jared Mikkelson
Ryan
Essy Sims
Alyssa
Gretchen Makhorn
Sandy
America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.
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