Her godly mother is dead and her bitter father wants his freedom. What's left for Delphinia Elizabeth Hughes? Hired to be a nanny for five orphaned children and a housekeeper for their uncle, Delphinia begrudgingly leaves her childhood home in Illinois for an uncertain future on a Kansas homestead. Only the threads of a precious quilt remain to tie Delphinia to the mother who taught her to trust in God. Dalphinia endures loneliness, anger, danger, death, and despair as her faith guides her and transports her to a better life with a steadfast man prepared for her by God.
Judith McCoy Miller is an award-winning author whose avid research and love for history are reflected in her bestselling novels. Judy and her husband make their home in Topeka, Kansas.
After her mothers death, a young women is forced/dumped/sold as a caregiver/ babysitter/cook, etc. by her selfish father so he can go to the gold fields to get rich. In the end it worked out.