Three years have passed since Missie became a single mother after her husband Willie was killed in a poker-related altercation. She and her daughter Maddy return to live with her parents, Clark and Marty. Missie establishes a new residence and secures a teaching job that she quickly adapts to, yet she struggles with self-doubt. Her outlook begins to change after a serendipitous meeting at her father’s church, where she decides to adopt Belinda Marshall, a homeless orphan.