In 1833, twelve-year old Millie Keith finds herself responsible for her seven brothers and sisters as her family moves from Lansdale, Ohio, to an undeveloped prairie town in Indiana.
Just when teenager Millie Keith is preparing for a harsh winter on the Indiana frontier, her former love interest Charles Landreth appears, and Millie wonders if her Christian faith can guide her through her problems.
Millie Keith has always dreamed of serving God with her body, soul, and spirit, so when God calls her and her new husband to a life in the foreign missions field, she does not question her path and sets out to live her dreams.