This is the heart-rending story of one woman's walk that is repeated a thousand times over in America and around the world. This was never a part of her plans or expectations. But it happened; her husband of many years left her, their seven children, and took all the money too. Matilda tells her story without malice and bitterness. How is that possible? How could she cope? How could she survive? It is possible, but not alone, for God heard her cry. Kauffman tells her story to give direction and hope to other women who find themselves also alone and shattered.