We all face difficult times. Being a Christian does not mean we are immune from tragedies and physical and emotional pain. Even so, the way we react to any of these circumstances can forge our future and the future of others as well. Sleeping with the Angels" is the story of one woman's struggles through difficult times and illness that left a lifelong lesson to family and friends. Author Roger Sigmon tells the story of his mother's final weeks and how she impacted those around her by showing them how to live. Life has often been called a journey, not a destination. Sleeping with the Angels "shows "how that journey's trials and challenges, as well as its happy times, can be opportunities for learning and teaching. Sometimes, at the end of the journey of life, death comes not as an enemy, but as a friend to release a diseased mind or body from its prison.