Heaven is Real

A couple weeks ago my husband bought us a Nook-Color and I was super excited. So, now I have this Nook, I have to buy books that go on it. Our first book was the Bible; however, I still wanted a "book." So I came across this book entitled, "Heaven is Real." I read briefly about it and immediately knew I wanted to engulf myself in its entirety. So within three second, I bought the book and was already begininng my journey with the Burpo family and their testimony. Immediately I was pulled in, hooked, couldn't wait to get to the part about heaven. Every turn of a new page was intriguing. Hearing about this child's encounter with heaven, God, Jesus, and even family members that had passed away and he had never met until now in Heaven...Amazing. I don't want to give too much away, in case, someone would love to read it. Regardlesss of the controversy that surrounds books of this nature...are they real, this is fake, part is real, pick and choose like we do with God...what ever the controversy, it makes you think. How could it not? I mean, we are talking about eternity. For a good portion of people, here on earth, they complain, moan, hurt, ache, have moments of happiness, and some even feel it is so unbearable that they end it themselves. Therefore, if you are going to a place for eternity, where there is no end to it, then don't you think this is the time to think about it and get it right before you can't change it? I can only imagine what it would be like when someone gets to heaven...I mean can you imagine all those family members that have passed before us. Would we even care to tell them all the things we longed to tell them or would we be over taken by the overwhelming presense of Jesus? **Book Spoiler** In the book, Colton meets a sister in heaven that he never knew about, because his mother had a miscarriage years before having him. He was never told of this, but after he was well he told his mom that he had another sister. He discusses his meeting with her. This brought so much healing into a wound that just never seemed to heal for Colton's mom and dad. Even the sharing of what is just a small piece of the whole story has brought healing into many people's grief of losing a baby. I can't even imagine what it would be for a parent to know and be brought into their realization that even the children that they lost preterm or term, children they never met, one day they will have a reunion with in Heaven. What a gracious God we have. **end spoiler** I finished the book in two days. I could not and did not want to put it down. Each fact that Colton presented to his parents about heaven and then thinking of the Biblical reference...I mean how could a three year old come up with the exact description from the Bible (in child like terms)...especially from the Book of Revelation. It made me, someone well aware of what the Bible says, a minister's wife, a preacher's kid, a Christian, to think. I pray this makes you think...do you know if you will make it to heaven for a reunion?

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