Mary Ann suddenly receives news that she is finally getting an adopted child. She heads to Bethlehem to pick up the long-awaited child. After collecting her new daughter, she gets caught in a snowstorm and is forced to stay in Bethlehem. All hotels are full, so she ends up staying with Joe, who is the brother of one of the inn owners. Joe quickly has to accommodates Mary Ann and the child. The storm and the bad road conditions persist, prolonging their stay for several days. During this time, Mary Ann learns to appreciate the city and perhaps also Joe.
One easily becomes weary of all the religious references and uncritical belief that everything depends on the intervention of a higher power. It also becomes somewhat incomprehensible what a successful and beautiful lawyer like Mary Ann finds in the slightly shady Joe.
