Just what I expected

Boring

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

I have watched this movie every Christmas since it was first on in 2011. In fact, I'm watching it now.I have a fond memory of this movie because I watched it the first year that it was on with my mom. That was 6 years ago. My mom passed away in December 2015. So, it reminds me of us sitting in her living room watching it. Mom thought that it was a good old fashioned sentimental movie that did make our eyes a little misty. I remember her saying that Kristy Swenson was a pretty girl. Mom was 91 at the time, so Kristy was a girl to her. Mom had some tough times too and she related to her character.I like it because of the same reasons. It is about kindness to people struggling, but trying to improve their situation and hope that things will get better. I thought that the acting was realistic. Kristy was great, Edward Hermann gave a good performance, as usual. Page Petrucka who plays Lola is a hoot and a half. The only thing, and it's minor, the time line of the story is a bit rushed. But, they had to fit a lot of story in less than 2 hours.If you like old fashioned, sentimental Christmas fare, this is for you.

This television film shows that all of us need help at one time in our lives. It also shows that "It Does Take a Village". In this film Martha's no good husband, Cal (Bart Johnson), has left her for the last time, emptying her bank account and disappearing without a word. Hopeless, Martha takes to the road and winds up in a motel broke & homeless with 3 kids.This film sounds like it is a downer but in reality it is a great film to watch. This is a film about how all of us can help anyone at anytime. Small things you think you did can make a huge impact on people. This film is not far fetched. It is not just people in small towns in the United States that are like this. However in small towns word does get around fast when someone needs any type of help!

This might be a positive or negative review, depending on beliefs.Overall, the movie was pretty mediocre TV-movie fare, with a couple better then normal actors. I'll watch almost any Hallmark Channel style Christmas movie while I surf the internet. I'm not terribly picky - some turn out to be surprisingly good, some are just terrible. I rarely have to just give up on one.This one I did. If I were religious, I think I would have given it a 6 out of 10 by the end. I am generally tolerant of a certain amount of religion in a movie, but this one was just over the top and preachy (and not just religious, but go-to-church religious). I started to fast forward those bits, but finally turned it off. If you are not solidly a religious church going person, I'd recommend giving it a pass.If you are, I think you'll like it. It's nothing special, but not a bad example of the genre.TL;DR: every 5-10 minutes there was another religious segment.

This is a very watchable movie, very typical of the Hallmark Channel Christmas movies, which my wife and I love to watch to get us in the holiday spirit. As is typical, we find a woman whose rodeo cowboy husband has abandoned her; leaving her broke and with three kids to care for. Things go from bad to worse as she battles a series of mishaps trying to find a new home for herself and her children. If you ever think that you've had a bad day or week, you've never gone through anything like this woman faces! The acting is, however, very good, from a variety of veterans, like Edward Hermann, Tess Harper, and others. Ultimately, as with all Hallmark movies, things are resolved in the final six minutes.This is a very enjoyable movie, and I was especially surprised and impressed with the plot theme of showing the true meaning of Christmas, and the power of prayer, something which most modern movies avoid. It definitely is a "feel good" movie, and one which teaches strong family values. Despite the predicable, and somewhat thin plot, and several loose ends being hastily tied up at the end, it is worth the watch.