FamilyWesternTV Movie

Love's Abiding Joy

The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted as they set up homestead in the far West, Missie begins to realize her passion for teaching as Willie cares for the couple's young daughter Kathy while expanding the family ranch with a little help from sons Jeff and Matthew. When the frontier railroad comes to town, the pleasure of a long-promised visit from Missie's father Clark is suddenly offset by the tragic death of young Kathy. As the untimely demise of their beloved daughter begins to drive an emotional wedge between Missie and Willie, the devastated father unexpectedly accepts an offer made by the powerful Samuel Doros to assume the role of town sheriff. Their faith shaken and their once close-knit bond suddenly torn asunder, Missie and Willie desperately attempt to bring their crumbling family back together as son Jeff faces a series of dangers while hopelessly falling for Doros' beautiful daughter Colette.

Release Date : 2006-10-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Believe Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Missie

Original Name : Erin Cottrell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Willie

Original Name : Logan Bartholomew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scottie

Original Name : William Morgan Sheppard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry

Original Name : James Tupper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miriam Red Hawk McClain

Original Name : Irene Bedard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clark Davis

Original Name : Dale Midkiff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cookie

Original Name : Frank McRae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeff LaHaye

Original Name : Drew Tyler Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mattie LaHaye

Original Name : Brett Coker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colette Doros

Original Name : Mae Whitman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Smuel Doros

Original Name : John Laughlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Abel

Original Name : Kevin Gage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melinda Klein

Original Name : Brianna Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Taylorson

Original Name : Stephen Bridgewater

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Paxson

Original Name : Blake Gibbons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Madison Leisle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Thomas Stanley

Gender : Male

Character Name : School Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Trevor Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Town Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Tyler Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Missy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Skye McCole Bartusiak

Gender : Female

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> 3. The story of Missie LaHaye: Going after the dream. The third one in the Hallmark's 'Love Comes Softly' movie series that followed after 'Love Enduring Promise'. Like the usual the story and the characters continued, but the cast changed. Because most of the characters became adult now. This time the narration followed the Missie Davis turning to Missie LaHaye. Of course now Missie is almost a different woman by appearance as she's all grown up. This film focused only her and her surrounded ones. Still, she's passionate about reading and teaching, but the things are going to change when she meets a little boy in an unexpected circumstance. In the other side, the neighbours dragged into the narration to make a perfect American film, because they are not the ordinary neighbours. The story was based upon a couple of things, like making the dream comes true and facing thieves in the backdrop of celebration of the Christmas and expecting their first child. In a new place, the newly married LaHaye couples set to begin their life. As Willie's dream coming true, to own a ranch and his wife Missie is pregnant, they comfortably settle down with a bunch of fine men who were hired to work with them. The threats are always a surprise, with one knocking their door, how this couple going to face it and the conclusion of the story is the remaining portion. > "For everything, there is a season... > And a time for every matter under heaven." Sharing the life by helping each other, love was the main theme like the whole movie series supposed to be. The success won't be reached without a struggle, so those were well blended in the beautiful story. It was like effortless performances by everyone, other than riding horses. But anyway, making a movie, even that for the television, is not that simple. The quality was maintained, but there are some minor flaws and technical errors, that are not distracting ones. Beside their new beginning, the festival season brings the employee and employer much closer. Followed by the most anticipated moment of their lives where the story concludes. Not like the big screen movie, as a television flick and being a second sequel, the movie really justifies. As usual the slow narration was the key to be a satisfactory product. I liked this part as well and so now the fourth film, let's wait and see where it takes us to 8/10