It started with a phone call from the principal. Seven year old Trevor had thrown up on the bus returning from a school field trip. But his seemingly minor incident was just the beginning of a heart wrenching, real life nightmare!

Disturbing symptoms followed one another rapidly over the next few weeks. Soon the family was rushing from one specialist to another. The final diagnosis was shocking—an extremely rare form of brain cancer affecting fewer than 100 children a year.

Joined by thousands of believers across the country, Sandy earnestly prayed for a miracle. but she had yet to learn a new definition for the word "miracle."

This is the story of Sandy Wyman Richert's journey with her son through the "valley of death" and her eventual realisation that joy and pain both play a part in God's perfect pattern for our lives.