Cast: Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Corbin Bernsen, Theresa Russell
Genre: Christian Drama
Marty Claridge (Katherine Heigl) and her husband Oliver headed to the West to find a place to live in. Unfortunately, her husband was abruptly killed due to a riding accident. She is pregnant from her late husband and needed a place to stay for the winter. Clark Davis (Dale Midkiff), a widower, offered her marriage but won't be living as husband and wife. He offered her a place to stay and will provide for the train fare on the spring to go back to the East in exchange of a motherly influence and affection towards his daughter Missie (Skye McCole). But they soon fall in love during the winter. Will it be enough reason for her to stay when spring comes?
The movie is set during 19th century. I love the horses and carriages. Yes, I could say that they lack machine to make work easier. I could feel the hardships especially in toiling the soil. But life was simple and beautiful. People were much nicer. I am amazed of the author who came up with this kind of plot. The movie pacing was not too slow nor too fast. I enjoyed everything.
From the title itself, I could deeply feel how love develops through time. I salute the character of Clark here. He is a very patient man. He never gets tired of waiting even if he seems to wait for nothing. His patience is the result of being faithful to God. He never forgets to pray and sing to God everyday. He always asks God's guidance every time he makes a decision. He surrenders everything to God. My heart aches when his prayers were not answered right away and how he still manages to draw himself even closer to God in times like that.
However, Marty's character is lovable too. I could understand how she distanced herself from Clark at first. Who wouldn't be? She just lost her husband right before they even fulfill their plans for the future. Imagine how devastated she was? She let herself swallowed by grief for many days. I salute her open-mindedness in embracing her new life with Clark. Though it is hard for her to learn to love again, in her own ways, she somehow showed care to Clark and to his daughter Missie. As it is always said: Time heals all wounds. She did not give up and continue living. It is understandable for her to love Clark slowly. I could not stop myself from crying when she realized he loves Clark but she still needed to leave.
Oh how I like Missie's character! She seemed too aloof at first which confined her in her safe place after losing her own mom. It made her so tough from the outside but once you start unfolding her true personality, she was adorable.
Everything about the movie is beautiful. It will inspire a lot of people. The plot is weaved in sophistication and with the touch of love. The actors are great. They fitted so well with their characters. You will want to keep watching until the end. There were no dull moments.
This is one of the best movies I have ever watched. It is good to watch films with no violence and inspire our spiritual growth.
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