Abby is a little girl whose heart is different than others in the world. She didn't discover just how different until she swallowed a lightning bug At first, she didn't want anyone to know but then something happened. She found herself having to make a very important decision. At the risk of being made fun of by the other kids, would she reveal the secret of the lightning bug or would she keep it to herself?

Mama Black Bird was excited for her new arrivals to be hatching any day. They were all special in their own way but there was one she knew was going to be different than the others. His specialness was more than just how he looked. The world tried to scare him and change who he was but then fate stepped in. Something very special happened to ensure the land would be filled with the beautiful music of who this different little black bird was born to be.

Tommy has everything a little boy could want but is still unhappy. He has a sidekick monster named Nat, who Tommy feeds well. Tommy's mom knows that if he quit feeding Nat, he would be a lot happier. Everyone who knows Tommy knows Nat because they are always together. Nadia is with them too but no one has even noticed her, not even Tommy She is very different than Nat and getting really hungry because the special food she eats is new to Tommy. Nat says Tommy will never feed her, but she has hope knowing it's the answer to Tommy's true happiness.

At the age of 24 when life should have just been beginning, a young lady finds herself in a whirlwind health diagnosis determined to take her life. Wondering how in the blink of an eye life can suddenly take a turn for the worse, she faced things that most cannot imagine enduring. As she stared death in the face, she refused to give up. She had hope in her Heart that there was a plan for her and believed whole heartedly that the world had no say in when her last breath would be. She learned when the ground crumbled under her feet that there is one thing that can change everything ... the gift...