With the world plunged deep into dark days of the Great Depression, we meet one young family struggling to survive in the face of unfathomable loss. However, hope shines like a candle burning bright against the night in the midst of their most severe storm. Meet the Charles family, along with some of the most colorful characters you’ll ever meet: a bankrupt oilman, a soup kitchen matron and her sassy daughters, a not so single-minded lady along with the reluctant object of her affection, and a mysterious shoeless stranger, just to name a few. How can joy exist in sadness? In a word…HOPE!