Um casal de gêmeos é separado no dia do nascimento quando seu pai descobre que um deles tem Síndrome de Down. Incapaz de lidar com uma criança com dificuldades de aprendizagem, o pai, angustiado, dá a sua filha para uma enfermeira simpática e diz à esposa que o bebê está morto. Com o passar dos anos, a culpa do homem coloca uma pressão sobre seu casamento e ele se vira para a fotografia em busca de consolo.
For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together.
When a photojournalist photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger John Christmas. After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is in fact her long-lost brother Hank. With the town's help, Kathleen and Noah set about to find the stranger's true identity with the help Max, a Christmas angel.
A sensitive and realistic portrayal of the families' grief after the devastating crash of Swissair flight 111, in which all 229 passengers and crew were killed. A woman whose daughter was among the victims meets a fisherman in Nova Scotia who took part in the recovery mission.
