The good ole days arenat always so good when an African-American widow, Ms. Lula Mae, is forced to seek work after the brutal murder of her beloved husband by the hands of four white police officers. Cleaning work is the only skill she has as she was hired and fired by a prominent and prejudiced white family because of a missing five-dollar bill. Yet the family is adamant and even tested in their faith as they face many trials and tribulations. Ms. Lula Mae is reluctant as she hunts for another cleaning position at another prominent white residence. Once hired, each family goes through matters of forgiveness, hate, children out of wedlock, abortion, death, laughter, tears and domestic abuse. As many generations pass, it is mysteriously unveiled about the culprit who had stolen the five dollar-bill. But generations would not have bound in a way that mattered had it not been for aGrace.a