Her life was right on track Until her past came knocking. Nothing ever rattles school principal Valerie Wilmington.until the child she gave up a decade ago, and allowed her mother to raise, now becomes her responsibility. Valerie wants desperately to be a good mom but struggles to connect with the daughter she barely knows. She finds solace in the contractor and single dad hired to renovate her school, Wade Griffin. As their children become fast friends, Wade helps Valerie navigate her new family's first Christmas. But Wade's been lied to before, and Valerie's secret will change everything. From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.