A horrified Cornelia Copely cannot believe her eyes! The home she left for college is no longer what she remembers when she returns. Her nearly destitute family now lives in a run-down clapboard house, and Cornelia finds herself a stranger to her siblings. To make matters worse, her older brother has become reckless and rebellious. Cornelia quickly makes plans to repair her broken home, but it isn't easy, far from it. Will her strong-willed faith allow Cornelia to make her family whole again? When a wealthy gentleman offers help, will he be enough to save her family from disaster?