Josiah Petersheim has lost his wife, and he's having difficulties communicating with his grieving deaf six-year-old son. He's grateful Nathan has Ada Rupp as his first-grade teacher. Impressed by her sweet nature, Josiah is stunned by Ada's ability to easily comfort his son. In fact, he finds himself charmed by everything about Ada. With teaching and caring for her young siblings, Ada rebuffs Josiah's advances, insisting she has no time for a relationship. But she is intrigued by his sweet nature and his love for his son. And when Josiah starts finding creative ways to spend time with her, Ada can't help but fall for the caring single dad.