At ninety-one years of age, an old-timer on Hatteras Island – Iola Anne Poole – passes away in her bed. A struggling mother, Tandi Jo Reese is charged with the task of cleaning out Iola’s Victorian home. Herself with a messy, dangerous history, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola’s house. However, things change when she discovers eighty-one prayer boxes, each carefully decorated, each one representing a year of Iola’s life since her youth. Inside, Tandi finds a life story, written on random pieces of paper – each piece sharing hopes, dreams, fears and thoughts of a complex woman passing through the many journeys of life. And she will run across one final lesson that could change everything forever.