"Land alive!"Ruth shuddered each time her stepmother uttered the uncouth phrase. When a stepmother and sister are suddenly thrust upon Ruth, she resolved to bear it with dignity for her father's sake. But their uncultured ways, lack of taste, and shocking grammar try Ruth's patience sorely. Then, when tragedy strikes her beloved father, it seems as if her cross is too much to bear.Ruth knows that Jesus promised his children rest, and she assumes that he meant in heaven. But could he have intended it for here? Will he bear her crosses even now?Heartwarming stories of faith and love by Grace Livingston Hill's aunt-Isabella Alden. Each book is similar in style and tone to Hill's and is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s.