About: "When Calls the Heart tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coalmining town where life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Abigail Stanton, a wife and mother whose husband, the foreman of the mine, along with a dozen other miners, has just been killed in an explosion. The newly widowed women find their faith is tested when they must go to work in the mines to keep a roof over their heads. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Constable Jack Thornton who believes Thatcher’s wealthy father has doomed the lawman’s career by insisting he be assigned in town to protect the shipping magnate’s daughter. Living in a turn of the century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west on her own. The series is inspired by Janette Oke’s bestselling book series about the Canadian West."
Back in June my mother dropped off some fruit, a pair of shoes for Em, and two DVD's. Don't ask me how I remember that, I just do. She said that they were in the $5 bin at Walmart, and thought I might like them. I gave them a look, skimmed the back, and then placed them on the shelf with our other movies. I went about my day, and there they sat until two weeks ago. Em had asked if she could stay the night with my parents, I had already caught up with the household chores, and I decided that I wanted to watch a movie. Unfortunately, nothing I looked into seemed appealing. So I went to our movie collection, and saw those two DVD's still wrapped in plastic. I placed the first one in, and it had me hooked from the first scene.
This is another Hallmark series, and it stars Erin Krakow (fun fact: she had a small role in Army Wives too). As you read above the story is mainly about a young school teacher that moves out west to pursue her dream of teaching. She comes from a wealthy family, but sets out to prove that she can handle herself. The town has just faced a huge tragedy, and also received a new "mountie" when Elizabeth arrives. And even though she hits it off with most of the town, she struggles in certain areas to really find her place within the community. Now, I am a sucker for movies that deal with "the frontier". This series takes place in the 1900's I believe (I can't remember if they stamp the date in it or not). There's something so romantic about this time that I always love to read about, or see portrayed. The dresses, the simple way of life, and how it was proper to "court". I'm grateful for the advances we've made, and I know it wasn't all rainbows back then. But there's something to be said for the people who went out to settled uncharted/untouched territories. Those times were hard, life was rough, and people still made the best of it.
This particular series is definitely faith based. Religion, God, and prayer are in every single episode. I'm Catholic so this didn't bother me at all. The show touches on several different subjects, and it brings out some valuable lessons. They have episodes with various themes regarding the importance of school, of being honest, and compassion for others. What I thought was pretty unique was how they also focus on the strength of women and girls. There is a bit of kissing, similar to what's in Good Witch, but that's about it. It's very modest, and I had no issue allowing Em to watch it. In fact, I was glad that she enjoyed it. After watching the first DVD I found out that Netflix actually streams it so we switched over and finished season one and two. After we were done I did some research, and found out that season three had already finished airing stateside. Season four was scheduled with a Christmas Day premiere. Since we couldn't wait I went out, and bought season three at **Walmart. We finished that one in a single weekend.
If you enjoy period pieces I definitely suggest you give this one a shot. If you like having strong female lead characters this definitely has it. If you enjoy, or don't mind talk of God then I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I've gotten really excited about this show. They have a Christmas movie coming out, and I can't wait to see it. I also really love the actors chemistry, and the message that they are trying to send. And just like with Good Witch you don't have to worry about language, nudity or sexual content. It's an all around good, clean, family show. And this concludes the Family Television series. For now. I'm sure as we go along I'll add some other gems that we find. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
**I know I mention Walmart a lot, but this is not an ad nor do I get compensated for mentioning them. I just live in a SMALL town, and our local entertainment store (Hastings) recently shut down so we are out of options for our entertainment needs.
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