Imagine you are on the opposite coast of the country, San Diego-a i¬?ve hour plane ride from your home-it"s Mother"s Day and your family back East is settled in for the night. You"ve traveled this far to make amends with your past, to forgive and move on, to assuage your conscience. But a ringing phone in the night will bring news that your life has changed, utterly. Meet John Stephens, the quintessential "everyman," he"s no hero, no man of visions, but his is a modest quest to keep home together, to keep faith beyond hope and to i¬?nd peace beyond consolation, leading him to water"s healing edge.