After keeping a secret of her health problem for years, Marie has no choice but to reveal it to her loved ones. With her son, Mark in college, and her daughter Lizzie-now a school-teacher who moved to Waverly, Marie realizes that her life holds a void that only one person could fill- her estranged husband, Lucas Lawson. Constantly praying and asking God to bless and guide him, Marie keeps her hope alive. Meanwhile, Lucas finds himself being thrown in the company of young William Bentley who reminds him of his son, Mark. Lucas- a man who tries to drown his past with the bottle, makes a choice that would change his life forever. Working in Waverly, he soon comes face to face with his daughter, Lizzie. Will they ever become a family again? Will Marie's prayers be answered.