Life In Harmony, book three of The Harmony Trilogy, begins with a problem. Martha Rose, a kindergartener, has punched a little girl in the stomach Iris can't get over a new boy's artwork at school. A family moves to Harmony The Andersen's take them in as friends and neighbors. The entire family, Merry Columbine, Martha Rose, Horace, Laura Ellen, and Ben, (Oh, yes, Ben is the new brother in the family) find the newcomers fascinating. Uncle Luke settles into Harmony with his new wife and daughter. A blizzard almost kills Oscar's father. There is a cave mystery, death and burial of a beloved...

After Iris Andersen's first year in Harmony, Minnesota, she and her family cross the threshold of "new" and move closer to "belonging." There's an adoption and a birth in the family, a wedding, and nightmares. The Andersons miss Greenfield Lutheran's Christmas Eve service - again. Iris and Martha Rose are present for a death, and an angel visitation. Laughing Sky shares a secret, and Iris' burning question is answered.

In1937, Iris Andersen turns 13. Along with her parents and her sisters Merry Columbine, 9, and Martha Rose, 3, Iris finds herself moving from Richmond, Virginia, to the farming community of Harmony, Minnesota. This move takes her farther from and ironically closer to the idea of home. She and her family are drawn into the world of an Ojibway healing woman and other Native Americans. Severe weather, serious illness and the loss of distant loved ones present obstacles the Andersens must endure. The biggest surprise comes when the family decides to return to south.