Always Jan — Roxanne Henke

Jan Jordan is having a birthday -- a birthday she's been dreading since she learned to count...surely life can be nothing but downhill from here.

Kenny Pearson is old enough to know better, but he doesn't care. As long as he can still knock a softball out of the park and brag about it over a beer with the guys afterward, life is good.

Ida Bauer is old and doesn't mind saying so. Her husband is gone and so are most of her friends -- and she has to face it -- soon she will be too. Does she have anything left to offer in the time she has left?

God has a plan for all these people...if only they will listen.