The day her doctor says the one word that no one wants to hear, Amy Bergstrom discovers a secret that her husband of 25 years has been keeping from her. Now that the months of treatment are behind her, she escapes her claustrophobic life seeking healing, peace and clarity in an ancient forest in Washington State. After dropping off his daughter at Amy's Aunt Rae's horse ranch in the mountains of New Mexico, Paul Bergstrom visits the fixer-upper he had bought years ago as a place to retire with his family. Although it appears fine on the outside, the inside is a disaster - just like his marriage. Witnessing her mother's health crisis had been terrifying enough, but learning the cause was genetic leaves Carly with the sense that all of her dreams are pointless. With the help of her eccentric great aunt, Carly just may find her faith in her future again.