heaven is so for real

we just got finished with our discussion of the book "heaven is for real" this last thursday. this was picked by leslie who made us all happy by choosing a short read and one that was very good too. we all loved it. what made it more fun for me is friday i went to the temple with my husband and could feel that piece of heaven even closer.

ok so for the points of interest. out of the mouth of babes. it was interesting to look at the boy colton's view. to see how he saw heaven. to see how he pictured Christ with his hands pierced and called them markers. to search and search for a perfect picture of what He looks like and finding it from a girl who also had a heaven experience. to see how he saw his grandpa "pops" as a young man. to have his own little chair by Christ. to see John the baptist. to see God, Jesus's dad. how he described angels and clothing and colors that we can't even imagine right now. to have a view so innocent and pure is a touching thing. he was so matter of fact. one minute playing with toys and the next describing his experience. did you know Jesus loves the Children? That you have to know Christ or you won't be with Him when you die? That Jesus died on the cross so we could go see His dad? that there are swords in heaven? that we will fight a war against satan, but God wins?

i loved how you could pick different pieces out of this book that mean something to you and have it touch you profoundly. for each of us it was a different part of the book. i loved that too.

so this was a great choice. well done leslie. if you have a minute check it out! until then, happy reading.