Mary Lou Mackey loses her best friend and confidante when her mother succumbs to illness. Grief and pain place a wall between Mary Lou and her father. Her first love rides off into the sunset, as cowboys are bent to do. And a host of caring relatives simply can't fill the void in Mary Lou's heart. Under the shade of her favorite cottonwood trees, Mary Lou pours out her soul to her heavenly Father. She clings to precious memories of her past, but life...