Adam Beck is John and Martha Beck's only son. It is Adam's gestational period and birth that is the main focus of this memoir. Adam was born with Down syndrome. For this reason, Ms. Beck believes that she experienced a great many miracles during her pregnancy. Ms. Beck found she could see people around her, like guardian angels, she could transport her conscious mind to where her husband was, and she could see the secret façade beneath the mask most people wear. At Adam's birth, Ms. Beck discovered that her son was much more perfect than the people around her had led her to believe and in his childhood discovered that he was there to teach her as much as she was there to teach him.