In Books One, Two, and Three of the series, In Heaven or on Earth, Tricia Riley has been on a quest to discover who she is, to build a life, to love and be loved, and to set her foot on the Way of Life. Now in Book Four, The Cross: The Resurrection, she experiences the truth of the words: "If anyone is willing to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and keep on following Me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life on account of Me shall find it." Her husband Vanya, the love of her life, is slowly dying of ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. He has embraced his cross with faith, hope, and love. Will Tricia be able to do the same?