Little Blue Blessings

"The smell of bacon frying filled the small loft where Alice Johansson lay in her bed. Through the window she could see the faint orange glow of the rising sun. Another day was dawning on the prairie, and it wouldn't wait for her to sneak a few extra minutes in her hay-filled mattress..." So begins the story of Alice, an eleven-year-old girl who lives on a little farm in nineteenth-century Texas. With a loving family and beautiful, open prairieland to explore, she spends her days without worry or care until tragedy strikes. Faced with heartbreaking loss, Alice must rely on her papa, her friends, and her faith to help her remember her blessings and rediscover the joys that the world has to offer.