When her young son asks Dani questions about God, she realizes that in her early forties, she has no good answers for him. As a teenager, Dani rebelled against her father’s Orthodox Judaism, a religion her cantankerous mother lived, but never really believed; Dani has always called herself Jewish, but never really practiced. Now, as she grows older, tries to raise an emotionally, morally and physically healthy child she finds herself searching for something, though just what she is not sure. As an infant, her son faced a life-threatening illness that had possibly devastating lifelong effects if he survived it. Jacob lived through his seizures and shows no ill effects, but Dani still suffers from panic attacks and high anxiety levels. She finds comfort and peace from a combination of three unlikely sources: a yogi, a Buddhist and a rabbi. She reconnects with her large family and finds, and recognizes, grace in unusual places. This is a joyful journey that readers will gladly undertake, finding a certain amount of peace and contentment for themselves in Dani’s revelations.
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