Reflections in a Stream

<p>Judith Early came to Balsam Ridge as a privileged only child of affluent Boston parents to locate the love of her life. A decade has passed transforming her from a pampered young woman to that of a loving wife a loyal friend and a competent nurse with her husband Dr. Jim Bradley. The journey from seeing herself as a short-term visitor to putting down deep roots of contentment in this isolated mountain community was not without struggle. <br /><br />Now facing one of those defining moments without warning Judiths contented life is tragically uprooted overnight. Like the mountain streams when encountering those unmovable boulders she must now find a new course in moving forward. Where will she go? What will she do? There is nothing left. It would seem even God has abandoned her.</p>