
A drama about a typical family facing atypical situations -- not the least of which is their teen daughter's sudden, unexpected conversations with God, who pops up in such random forms as a cute boy or the school lunch lady. When Joan prays to God to save her brother after a horriffic car crash, God appears to Joan to remind her of that promise, and to giver her various assignments that may not make much sense at the time, but always turn out to improve a bigger situation.
Joan continues to disregard God's suggestions and acts as recklessly as her new friend, Judith; Kevin confronts the former friend who is suing the Girardis for emotional suffering as the driver in the accident that disabled him.
Joan, following God's advice to be a part of a growth process, convinces her physics group to plant a garden under the school's bleachers.
Helen's critical Aunt Olive (Cloris Leachman) suffers a stroke while visiting the Girardis; God requests that Joan adopt a feral cat.
When God encourages Joan to make a difference in the school elections she must decide if she should expose a controversial secret of the more popular candidate.