After all their dreaming and planning, Missie and her beloved Willie are actually on the trail west in a covered wagon, leaving behind her also-beloved family. Her memories are bittersweet as she faces the hardships of the westward trek -the rain, the mud, the impassable rivers, and even death.
Will their love for each other and faith in God survive the bewildering surprise at jouney's end? She Thought She Had Already Been Pushed to the Limits of Her Endurance.