The setting for this series is Blessing, North Dakota, 1903-1904.  The story follows 18-years-old Astrid Bjorklund, daughter of Norwegian immigrants Ingeborg and Haakon Bjorklund, and her struggle to find God's will for her life.  Should she follow her dream of joining Dr. Elizabeth Bjorklund's practice in Blessing, or should she answer the need for a medical missinonary in Africa?  Will love pass her by if she pursues her calling? Come along to Blessing and see how God reveals His plans for Astrid,both for service and for love.

Eighteen-year-old Astrid Bjorklund has been studying medicine under Dr. Elizabeth Bjorklund's direction and dreams of joining her practice in Blessing. But when a missionary arrives and tells of the need for medical ministry in Africa, he seems to look directly at her. Could God be calling her to go to Africa?

Joshua Landsverk left Blessing two years ago, but he's never forgotten Astrid. Returning to town he seeks to court her, and love begins to bloom. When the opportunity opens for Astrid to go to Chicago for further training, she finds it difficult to leave home•and Joshua. They agree to correspond, but after receiving only one letter from him, she learns he's left town--again. Believing Joshua no longer loves her, Astrid makes an impetuous, heart-wrenching decision. Will she regret the choice she's made?

Author: Lauraine Snelling.