▁Ian ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁torn ▁between ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁the ▁ur ge ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁" real ▁life ," ▁but ▁he ▁increasing ly ▁finds ▁sol ace ▁and ▁peace ▁in ▁participation ▁at ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁becomes ▁devoted ▁to ▁it , ▁its ▁hom esp un ▁follow ers , ▁and ▁Rev . ▁Em m ett . ▁ ▁Ian ▁also ▁develop s ▁into ▁a ▁depend able ▁and ▁lov ing ▁father . ▁The ▁two ▁oldest ▁children ▁( Ag ath a ▁and ▁Thomas ) ▁eventually ▁leave ▁home ▁and ▁form ▁their ▁own ▁families , ▁while ▁the ▁young est ▁( D aph ne ) ▁stays ▁home ▁with ▁Ian ▁and ▁the ▁grand par ents . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁grand m other ▁has ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁Ag ath a ▁returns ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁dis organ ized ▁house ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁restore ▁order . ▁ ▁E ff ort s ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁D aph ne ' s ▁friend , ▁a ▁young ▁female ▁professional ▁" Cl utter ▁Coun sel or " ( R ita ), ▁ultimately ▁provide ▁Ian ▁with ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁beginning . ▁ ▁" M oving ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁among ▁the ▁points ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁various ▁characters , ▁M s . ▁Ty ler ▁traces ▁two ▁dec ades ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁Bed lo es , ▁showing ▁us ▁the ▁large ▁and ▁small ▁events ▁that ▁shape ▁family ▁members ' ▁lives ▁and ▁the ▁almost ▁imper cept ible ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁feelings ▁of ▁famil ial ▁love ▁and ▁oblig ation ▁mut ate ▁over