The Howard family moved from San Haydren Caifornia to Bayou Bayside Florida due to the loss of a wife and mother. Michael's wife lost her six year long battle with breast cancer a couple of months ago. His boss Mr. McPheeny thought since Michael and his kids were going through such a rough time that it would be in their best interest to move to a new state, start over make a new life for themselves and get some normalcy back in their lives, besides he has a new country club down south that he needs someone to run for him to and so Michael's his best bet. He's hoping that the move proves to be helpful and be the best thing for them all. Michael knows that this move is going to be hard on his kids. He's not to worried about his young son Noah because Noah is a go getter, out going person who works through everything quickly and efficiently. But his daughter D.J on the other hand is a whole other story, she's a loner type who would rather be by herself. She's extremely smart, artistic and talented. She has a love of drawing and painting which she in herited from her mother and that's what keeps her going and connected to her mother even though her mom's no longer with her in person she's with them in spirit.

Elaine and Doug's second set of kids are graduating high school but in the meantime they find themselves in a very scary situation and decide to seek help from their older siblings while their parents are away.

Elaine and Doug's six oldest kids are graduating from high school, in the meantime the girls are hiding a huge secret and finding themselves in a very scary situation, while the second set of six are still young enough and just now finding their way. Elaine and Doug are a strong couple with God's love and help they'll get through any and everything that their kids test them with.

A man and wife who have been married ten years, have been trying to concieve a baby for that long but for some reason they haven't been able to concieve and they can't understand why, on top of that the woman Elaine when sitting at her desk one early Monday morning gets a disturbing case dropped in her lap that proves to be very interesting and disturbing. But with confidence and faith she manages to get to the buttom of it.

Jeanne Meriwether and Jon Weatherly have been best friends forever and now they're eighteen hours away from one another all due to a family situation and selfish tendacies but a horrible situation brings them back together closer then ever during the Holiday Season. Jeanne's friend and roommate Jennifer whom she met in college in South Florida finds herself suddenly with a new family and friends whom she would never thought she would ever have but due to a horrific incident that happened unexpectedly to her and Jeanne. It seems like around the Holidays unexpected wishes and prayers come true.

After the fatal shooting of M.J Jones husband Detectiive Nathaniel Jones on Christmas Eve. She and her family are slowly and sadly are putting the pieces back together and meting forward. They're doing well as can be expected but the loss was huge and devasting and no one will ever be the same. M.J and her girls parshly moved in with her twin sister Meredith and Rob because she couldn't stay in her house at that moment with all those momeries and it would be to hard for everyone to deal with. But soon after the tragicity of her husbands fatal shooting a couple of break ins started happening to M.J and the police are doing everything possible to find out who's responsibile for this dispicable dealings. Detective Dempsey and his team are doing everything in they're power to find out who's behind this horrific situation and why.

Michael and Evelyn are about to become one family but before they can Jordan D.J bestfriend finds himself in a horrific situation that sends everyone to Calfornia on a spur the moment, next Katie Evelyn's youngest gets mixed up with a bad boy all because she doesn't know how to deal with her feelings and emotions towards Noah and the up and coming wedding of their parents and not to mention Noah getting into a fight wiith her new found bad boyfriend all becuse he was defending her. And ontop of it all D.J topsy turvy friendships with Jordan and Jason. But the one true thing in all of this is The Howard and Emerson families are so close that nothing will break them apart but make them stronger. D.J, Jo and Jordan have made their minds up that they're going to skip to their senior year the following year and their parents are supporting their decision due to the fact that both sets of kids and their friends have been through a lot in the past year and Michael and Evelyn wanted give their kids the stabilite and support they deserve.

Elaine and Doug have twelve kids and nine are actually married with kids to be exact they have twenty one grandchildren and counting. Now all they're waiting for if for their three oldest sons to settle down. But that's easier said then done because all three have demanding jobs that keep them very busy t busy for relationships so they think.

Sixteen year old loner girl who only has one true bestfriend in her world and being the middle child of four is something to be disired. She finds herself meeting three strange new friends, she meets two right before school begans in awkward situations and the third she meets the first day of school. When the school year gets underway she starts learning a lot about her new found strange friends and her family background which takes on a whole new role of weirdness and surprises. Interestingly enough she learns alot about humanns and immortals alike and not to mention that childhood fairytale stories do exist and are real.

The beginning of the year was very stressful for Heidi and M.J due to both of them being pregnant and planning weddings and not to mention all the family and personal drama issues that Heidi's been going through but finally now everything seems to be coming together and now all they have to do is get through the double wedding coming up soon without any problems. And then a couple of months later Heidi and M.J will be welcoming their new additions into the world

It's five years later, Elaine and Doug's six kids are about to start thier first year of big school called kindergarten which mind you they started the end of August and that same day Elaine and Doug got an unexpected surprise, granite a huge surprise that comes out of the blue which will throw them in a tailspin of all sorts but with their strong faith in God and each other they'll come ou ton top.