As Kara's fingers traced the familiar cross-stitch of the soaring eagle, her mind retraced the path that her life had taken. Abandoned by her parents and adopted by a well-meaning couple, Kara failed to find the love she desired. Relationships with men left her heart scarred. Even her unexpected marriage to a wealthy, well-connected engineer on his way to the West, fell short of her expectations. The troubles which had at one time seemed without now seemed within. How could she escape her past and the pain which daily engulfed her heart? Kara's journey of inner healing holds a beacon of hope for those who find themselves crippled by life's circumstances.