Finding Amor

In a world filled with hate, how do you know what love is?Escaping a violent and abusive environment, eight-year-old Emanuel Martinez attempts to cross through three countries to be with his mother, Ana, whom he hasn't seen since he was a baby. When la migra catches him at the border and he's thrown into an immigration center, his dreams for being a real family start to disappear. Vowing never to be like her own mother who abandoned her and never looked back, Ana has worked for six years to get her son to the United States, Now Ana has to rely on her distant mother and her alcoholic boyfriend, Carlos, to finally get her son to her side so they can build a life together. When Lauren Barrett agrees to help with the afterschool program, she soon realizes she's bitten off more than she can chew. Growing up in an unsupportive home has made her insecure and vulnerable, plus suffering through years of infertility hasn't helped matters. Yet she longs to do something meaningful with her life and wonders when that opportunity will come along. When a special young boy named Emanuel enters her life, he turns her worldview on its head. As their lives intersect, will they help each other understand what family and love and home really mean?