Ivy Holly Moore finds herself a widowed, single mother after her husband, Aaron, is killed while on duty. She thinks she's coping well until her son, Gavin, asks Santa for an impossible gift. When Santa fails to deliver, Gavin loses his faith, but a gift left for her restores Ivy's. With Gavin's acceptance into a private school, Ivy has to find some way to pay for the tuition. Encouraged by Aaron's former partner, Alex, she puts out an advertisement...