Laura Mixon Story Elvington is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter.
The single eventually went on to win the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and achieved Platinum status in the United States.
"[8][9] Story began her career in 1996 when she met Shane Williams, from the band Silers Bald, at Columbia International University.
In 2002, Story left Silers Bald and began working on her first album, Indescribable, released independently that same year.
2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs and was included in the compilation album Passion: How Great Is Our God.
During that year, she also married Martin Elvington, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to become an associate worship leader at Perimeter Church.
After her husband Martin Elvington was diagnosed with a brain tumor, she asked, "Why didn't you just fix it, God?
Later, after Story mentioned her desire to return to a normal life, her sister responded, "You know, I think the detour is actually the road."
Each chapter contains thoughts, prayers and quotes along with a journaling page for readers to recall blessings they have seen in their own lives.