Ordinary Miracles

Tough and unyielding, Judge Kay Woodbury is weathering her own share of personal crises, including her ex-husband's remarriage and a bitter impasse with her attorney father that threatens both their careers. Now, a new complication has arisen. Her name is Sally Powell - bright beyond her years, promising despite her insecurities, and daring someone to love her. A four-time loser when it comes to foster homes, the troubled teen faces time in the juvenile section of a women's correctional facility. When Kay's conscience gets the best of her, she opens the door to her own home, where Sally's unfortunate past comes to light as well as her secrets about her late mother, who haunts her dreams; and her father, Jim, who abandoned his daughter for desperate and selfless reasons of his own. Ensconced in Kay's San Diego home, Sally finds a promising new life, however tenuous. Kay, too, has discovered the courage to face her own personal problems and newfound sense of identity by sharing time, dreams, and disappointments with her young friend. (Verleiher-Text)