Whitleigh Haynes, a young college student, plans her future with precision and no intention of ever leaving her Kentucky home, permanently at least.  Longtime boyfriend, Collier Cromwell, puts his plans aside to join the Army after the attacks of September 11th ready to serve his God and country anywhere and at any cost. 

Though devastated by the news, Whitleigh agrees to wait for Collier to return. She settles in to college life without him by her side, dives into volunteer work at an Elementary school, and keeps busy with friends, and work. Her new normal isn’t so bad, in fact, it’s better than imagined. She loves the children at the Elementary school, work pays wells, and her friends are supportive, though Blaine, a childhood friend, flirts more often than she cares for.

However, when Collier unexpectedly proposes, Whitleigh’s new normal shatters.  She wrestles with the boundaries of her limited faith. Outside influences and obstacles demand her attention and leave her wondering what to say to the man asking her to leave everything she’s ever known, loved, and planned?