"Will my husband come back? Do I want him to?" Caroline Wallace's cocky husband left with all their savings and no forwarding address. Will he come home soon, as twelve- year-old Paul and seven-year-old Megan insist? When Caroline returns to her fourth grade classroom, she must deal with her sleazy principal's unwanted attentions, without losing her self-respect and her desperately needed job. Megan's teacher, Gwen Hepburn, becomes Caroline's lifeline with friendship and a daily cup of tea. Geoffrey Baines, the widowed father of Paul's soccer buddy, offers Caroline his heart. Will Caroline accept their love? Or, with God's help, be strong enough to stand on her own?