This is the story of a man and a woman who meet at the wrong time and fall in love in spite of themselves. Drawn together by words, laughter and curiosity, they build a marriage that is rich in affection but challenged again and again by the ultimately fatal complications of long-term diabetes. After her husband's death, the author finds herself wandering in the "lonesome valley," where she begins the difficult journey from grief and loss, back into the light of life.