The year was 1972... A young man named Rick Waldrop, fresh out of college, asks the Anderson family for permission to write a book about their story. Throughout the years, he'd heard rumors of how one little girl had pulled her entire family out of poverty during the Great Depression of the 1920's and 30's.The fascinating tale of "Ruthie" draws him in, wanting to learn more. But the story quickly becomes something more, and as he gets to know the family, he finds their Christian lifestyle changing his own ways.