A troubled, young history professor tries to escape his past by taking a job at a new university, where he struggles with an entrenched and equally-troubled department chair, rampant student apathy, and new relationships that complicate and challenge his world-view.

After being estranged since her mother's death in the 9/11 attacks, both daughter and father must work together to re-establish their relationship. When the difficulty nearly consumes them both, a bond with a beautiful horse that has also gone through its own tragic loss brings Taylor Sims, back to what is important - family, friendship and faith. With help from the community and from above, they repair the pieces of their lives and learn to stop running, forever.