Avery and Mike Montgomery have led an uneventful life until one afternoon, standing in line at the local Food-4-Less, they notice their long-lost daughter working at one of the checkouts. After eye contact is made, they quietly walk away, reopening the old wounds that were made when she first ran off.

Fiona had decided to leave school and tour with her boyfriend's band, which to her parents meant she was simply throwing her life away. Now she is back in town but has made no attempt to contact them. Mike is adamant about Avery not having any contact with Fiona because of the way she treated them when she left. But Avery cannot turn her back on her only child.

This situation is definitely putting a strain on their marriage. Will Avery sneak around to see their daughter? Why doesn't Fiona want to see her parents? Will Mike and Avery be able to hold their marriage together?

Karyn Witmer has written a beautiful story about a family's struggle to forgive and move on in A SIMPLE GIFT.