The Slater kids on Heather Creek Farm are having a hard time of it in February. When Sam sets out searching for the father who abandoned them he goes missing. Bob and Charlotte, his grandparents, set off to bring him home and they need all the help they can get.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, Pete and Dana are about to get married, and Christopher organizes a canned food drive at school but gets so engrossed in collecting the most cans that he forgets about helping the needy. Meanwhile, Sam tries to win a college soccer scholarship, and Emily feels left out when her best friend starts dating. All of these activities are temporarily forgotten when a fire breaks out in the tractor shed, and the family...

Harvest is in full swing, with Pete grumbling about the age and state of repair the old farm equipment is in as well as thinking about proposing to Dana. Sam is dragging his feet about checking into colleges, bad attitude and doesn't understand why Arielle is put off about him. Emily is working diligently on her school project and Christopher has a secret on the hill. The Stevensons are busy with fall and all the work that goes with it. Will Pete...

The summer days are winding down and Charlottes grandchildren are heading back to school, but she feels unsettled. Charlotte knows she should be glad for peaceful autumn days, but she cant stop wondering what it will be like when the kids grow up and leave for good. What will she do with herself? She has always been interested in nursing, and decides to volunteer to help out at the local home. Her surprising friendship with one of the residents teaches...

Everyone in Bedford prepares for the annual county fair and a music producer approaches Bob about using the Heather Creek Farm to film a country star's new music video.

"As the stifling heat of summer settles over Heather Creek Farm, bad news shakes Charlotte's world: Her dear friend's husband has had a heart attack. As Charlotte comforts Hannah and helps them both through Frank's difficult recovery, she begins to reflect on her own family's well-being. What if anything ever happened to Bob? How would they all make it? Meanwhile, Emily heads off to church camp and her experiences there bring her closer to God - as...

Charlotte is still recovering from Pete and Dana's wedding, and even thoughs he's thrilled that Pete is finally settling down, she misses having him live on the farm.