Left not knowing her biological father, Shirley managed to make it through school by the grace of God. From the physical trauma of being pushed down the sidewalk to being left to sit in the hallway while others were learning to read and write, she knew there was more to her life than what she was experiencing. Shirley A. Steppes-Sanders opens the door of her childhood to allow the readers to see even when the devil has a plan, God is greater.