What sparked the idea to make this a nursery?
It began with a real estate listing.
But it's a much longer story than that.
Landon Blake was hurt in a fire. We should call Ashley.
Well, she's at her job interview.
We'll tell her when she gets home.
You must be Ashley. I'm Lu. We spoke on the phone.
Nice to meet you. - This is Belinda.
She's the office manager.
- Hi. - Too pretty.
I guess coffee's on me for a month, because I got the job!
He has loved her his whole life.
There's been an accident, sweetheart.
It's Landon. He may not make it.
♪ Cause life has a way of pulling us under ♪
♪ But we'll stick it out ♪
♪ If we got each other ♪
♪ When it all feels too much ♪
♪ I know you'll come running For me ♪
♪ Through the highs and lows We'll find our way home ♪
♪ Family ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Family ♪
Aah.
I was hoping I'd find you here.
Coffee?
Thank you. What brings you by today, John?
Oh, I had the afternoon off, so I came over with Elizabeth.
She's getting the nursery ready for the open house.
- I thought I'd help. - Hmm.
But looks like I'm just getting in the way.
Probably best to leave that to her and God to work it out.
I wish Him luck.
I was sorry to hear about Landon Blake.
- How's he doing? - Hmm.
You know, for him
to come out of this without permanent brain damage will be nothing short of...
of God's grace.
Oh, it's the same grace that brought him and the little boy
- through the fire, to begin with. - Hmm.
What do you think about the church starting a food train
for Landon's parents. It was a huge help for us
when Elizabeth was going through chemo.
I remember. How long ago was that now?
Five years in remission.
So far.
Praise God for that.
I'll talk to a few folks and see what we can do.
Unfortunately, our membership isn't what it used to be,
but our community is still dedicated.
Yeah, I noticed the empty pews.
We're nearly at an all-time low.
But these things go in phases, don't they?
Yes. But I don't think that's the case.
Times are changing. Young folks now
watch church online and have meetings
with small groups in their homes.
Is that why you brought in Pastor Mariana?
I think she'd bring a fresh perspective.
But I also sense God calling me to scale back my work as head pastor.
Wait, uh, you're not thinking about retiring, are you?
Well, soon. Yes.
It's time for the next generation.
And me to tend to my garden which I've been neglecting
for, oh, 20 years.
I will tend to your garden.
You stay here. We would be lost without you and I know that I would be.
- I will never be far from you or your family, John. - Hmm.
And I will keep you posted as the timing of my transition comes together.
Okay, new idea. We move the garden to the church.
And you can water between sermons.
Oh!
Come on. Please consider it.
You are the best.
Morning, Belinda.
I need you here fifteen minutes before your shift.
Showing up right on the dot is considered late.
Noted. Sorry about that.
I'll be here at quarter to, tomorrow.
How was your night?
Is that what you're wearing?
It's what I have on.
Is there a problem?
Nice pants don't work so well when you're crawling on the floor to pick up
utensils, because your patient forgot they were in the middle of a meal,
and wanted to get that strange weapon out of their hands.
Wear something more appropriate next time.
Got it.
Follow me.
Well, you should get the table set. He'll be here any minute.
Sit down, Irvel.
Hank's here. I hear his truck in the driveway.
I've gotta get the table ready.
Oh, oh.
Hank is dead. He's not in the driveway.
- Eat your eggs. - Oh, that's just silly.
Hank's out fishing.
Be a little nicer and I'll set a place for you, too.
Ah. Oh.
Eat your eggs.
Oh my, you have beautiful hair.
Has anyone ever told you that before?
Thank you. You do too.
I'm Ashley, by the way.
Is she a spy?
No, no, I'm not a spy. I promise.
Spies don't usually have such beautiful hair,
in my experience.
Check her hair! That's how they got my Sue!
They put a bug in her hair sometimes.
There are no spies, Helen. And no one took Sue.
She comes here every week. Eat your breakfast.
You have fifteen more minutes.
That's it! That's how they got her!
That thing!
Here. Use this one. I checked it personally. It's safe. I promise.
Uh.
Don't indulge their delusions. It only makes things worse.
Your job is to feed and care for them on your shift,
not to be friends. Just do your job.
If you can last one month doing that, frankly, I'll be impressed.
What is with you?
Ever since I got here to interview, you made it clear you don't want me here.
I'm not going anywhere, so I hate to break it to you, get used to it.
My problem with you is that you come in here
like some sort of pageant queen entitled to a trophy for being a good person who just wants
to help sick people. You think you're gonna earn a quick paycheck
playing pretend with the old folks.
I've been here ten years. I've seen people like you come and go.
Just do me a favor and try not to screw up too bad while you're here.
Less work for me when you quit.
- Or get fired. Whichever. - Hmm.
Don't forget to pick up that fork.
"Don't forget to pick up that fork."
It was really lovely meeting you.
I'll see you soon.
Wow!
Hey! Oh, what do you think?
Are you kidding? Look at this.
This is amazing!
I can't believe the transformation.
You two need to have your own design show.
Mother-Daughter Do Design.
No! Baxter Built.
No, seriously, the primary colors are only the beginning.
I think we should liven it up with a nature theme.
You know, some clouds up top, some grass below.
Scatter some animals and birds everywhere.
We did something similar in my school and kids loved it.
Impressive! Your mother told me that you were a wonderful kindergarten teacher,
but she didn't say you had a flair for interior design.
Well, I learned it from Kari.
Ah, a Baxter for every job, eh?
- Hmm. - Well,
I believe this space will shape a lot of young lives.
Yeah. Thank you so much for believing in the vision of this space.
And we've had so much fun doing it.
Hopefully, with a little extra help from the Good Lord,
we can bring some people back to the church.
Amen.
Kate, I am so sorry I'm running late.
Mornings with a newborn are not quite my specialty.
You're fine. I have two at home under the age of five.
And a third on the way.
You must be a saint.
My husband's a saint.
I don't know how single moms do it.
Uh... um...
Tell me about your home.
Are you interested in making small changes
or complete overhaul?
The works.
Well, you've come to the right place.
What are you unhappy with?
I'm not sure.
Do you ever just walk in the door and feel like something's missing?
Every day.
So how do we fix it?
Well, we will start small.
Yeah.
One piece at a time.
And we'll go from there.
I think I can handle that.
Me too.
And now I know why you wanted to go bowling.
Oh, you're not that bad.
Please, the guy from the front desk just came over
and asked if I wanted bumpers for our lane.
Well, come on. You have to admit it's still fun, even if you're not good.
Ah, see, you just admitted it right there.
Thank you for agreeing to this, okay. My dad loves bowling
and I haven't been since I was a kid.
Probably since my parents split up.
I'm really excited for you to meet him in a few weeks.
- I'm ready. - Yeah?
- Yes. - Okay.
Yeah, I actually talked to my dad already.
Got some good advice about the first time he met Grandpa Al.
Seriously? You've nothing to be nervous about.
I know. But...
It's an important day in a man's life, you know?
First time he uh, meets his future father-in-law.
Oh, future father-in-law, huh?
Ooh!
Ooh! I thought that was gonna be good.
That was so bad.
Morning, ladies.
Ooh!
Aah!
Lovely.
And you're sure you haven't seen my Sue.
No, Helen, I have not seen Sue,
but I do know she's coming Friday and she comes every week.
Liar! I caught you!
You're one of them, aren't you?
No. I...
Well, why would you say that my Sue was coming?
The spies took her when she was 25 years old,
and I haven't seen her since.
If you've seen her, you must have took her!
I am not a spy.
Sue is com...
I...Sue...
Helen,
I do not know where Sue is.
But I promise you we will keep looking until we find her.
Well, I thank you for that.
I'll never stop looking for my Sue.
She's my whole heart.
I know.
Maybe she'll come by for some peppermint tea.
Irvel loves peppermint tea, don't you, Irvel?
Oh, I can't join you today.
Hank will be home soon and I've got to cook dinner.
I think Cornish hen with carrots tonight. He likes that.
What's your husband's name, dear?
Oh, no, I'm not married.
No?
Why, you look just like that gal who was at the courthouse
the same day as Hank and me.
She had beautiful hair, too.
Tell me about the courthouse.
It was lovely.
Hank had just entered the service and had to be shipped out soon.
So we were married three weeks after we met.
Three weeks?
The weather was perfect.
June fourth, not too hot.
My cousin Emma lent me this yellow dress with lace down the front.
And Hank wore this dark blue suit!
Oh, I had never see him look so nervous.
After the service, we all went to Mom and Dad's house.
I don't know how we fit so many people.
We had barbeque and cake.
And Hank and I danced all night.
Somewhere along the way though, we must have made
one too many turns because somehow he got his poor foot caught
in my dress.
And the next thing I knew, we were flat on our backs,
right in the middle of the yard.
Wow! That sounds like quite the party.
Oh, it was.
Hank and I still like to go out and dance sometimes.
But I cannot remember when the last time was.
Well, I'm sure that you'll dance with Hank again soon.
Maybe be later tonight.
Maybe later tonight.
It's just so empty.
Wish there was something we could do.
The nursery will help.
We're gonna start advertising to the younger members' group.
There's a lot of new parents.
Yeah. My childhood church back in New York went through a period just like this.
And Mom, remember things were similar before Pastor Mark joined us.
I hope you're right.
Hi.
Everything okay?
I couldn't get Jessie to stop crying when I tried to leave her with my neighbor.
Bad mom if I bring my screaming baby to church.
Bad mom if I leave my screaming baby.
I don't know. I just wish I didn't have to do this alone.
You're not alone, sweetheart.
Good morning, everyone. Good morning.
Today's word comes from 2 Corinthians 12,
verses 9 and 10.
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness.'
Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses,
so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Hey, Irvel.
It's time for me to go home.
Did you have a good day?
I did.
And it'll be an even better one when Hank gets home from work.
It's late.
Maybe he just lost track of time.
He was seven minutes late on our first date.
I told him if I hadn't loved him so much,
I'd have walked right out of that diner and never looked back.
You knew you loved him on your first date?
I knew the day I met him.
When did you tell him how you felt?
On my very first date.
When you know, you know.
Whatever you do after that, is just a choice.
You know, you're real smart, Irvel.
I've been around long enough to know how love works.
Someday you will too.
Ash, you're late. Visiting hours are over.
- His family just left. - I know.
Please, it won't take long.
I need to talk to him.
Five minutes.
Hey, it's Ash.
I can't stay long, but there's something I wanted to tell you.
Landon,
as long as I've known you, I've always known that you love me.
You've always told me and shown me.
You've always been able to...
Able to know how you feel. Just, you're good like that.
I guess I just never trusted myself that way.
You know.
I always thought it was this complicated thing.
Like how do you really know when you love somebody?
Like, really?
I guess I've never trusted myself in that way.
But it's not complicated at all, is it?
It's simple. And I feel so...
So stupid
for thinking that it was this mystery
that I had to untangle and figure out
and prove to myself that it was real.
And I hate that it took the possibility of losing you
to say this.
I love you, Landon.
I've always loved you.
I'm sorry I couldn't say that before now.
I don't know why I was afraid to tell you that.
Or to feel that.
But mostly...
I'm afraid that you're not going to be around anymore.
You have to pull through this, okay?
Landon, you have to.
Please.
Ash.
I'm sorry. I was just saying goodbye.
Get better, okay?
Hey, I'll keep you posted, okay?
Okay.
Give me two Ativan.
Okay. Okay.
Ashley...
He's awake.
Next time on The Baxters...
I heard what you said.
Wait, Erin didn't want this party?
She also told me that she and Sam have an announcement to make.
I still have Jessie's "It's a girl" streamer,
but if it's a boy... Don't start.
Ashley, I actually was wondering if I could ask you
a few questions about Paris, maybe later, if that's okay?
We don't talk about Paris.
Honey, it's natural to have mixed emotions.
I'm still mourning Tim.
Am I complicating everything?
Should I just close this door right now?
I can't be friends with you, Ash. I have feelings for you.