Jesse Warrick moves his family of fourteen from the family farm in Missouri to the state of Washington during the Great Depression. Nine-year-old Joy, her sisters Betty and Mabel, and brothers Jess and Ernie, are blissfully unaware of many of the hardships their family suffers. The decision to move the family to Washington changes every facet of Joy's life. Her faith in God grows strong, but just when the future looks like a dream come true, Joy is faced with another life change.