Have You Read This Book Yet?

One day I was browsing for books to read.  I came across this title: Heaven is for Real and requested it from our local library.  Apparently, it's a popular book because I had to wait a couple of months for it.  Once I got it, I read it all in 24 hours.  It's an awesome book and I urge you to get a copy.  You will be so blessed by it.

Here's a brief summary: A little boy named Colton, very close in age to my son, had to have an emergency surgery when his appendix ruptured.  During surgery, he visited heaven.  Over the course of a couple years, he shared bits and pieces of what he saw with his family.  Awesome stuff!  

The way Colton described things, and the process of the story unfolding at random times, is similar to how my almost four year old son will tell me things. (Which leads me to believe that his story is authentic.)  Our son, Kieran, went through a major event in December 2010: Mommy & Daddy went to China for three weeks without him.  When we got home, he didn't talk about his time away from us at all.  It sort of perplexed me.  Then a couple of weeks ago, six months after our China trip, my husband went out of town for twelve days.  That experience brought all sorts of memories to the surface for my son.  While Daddy was gone, Kieran began telling me about his time with his grandparents while we were in China.  Never a long explanation, just a tidbit about where they ate, or how he felt while we were away.  That is similar to how the story unfolds of Colton's trip to Heaven.  

Without spoiling the story, I have to say that one of my favorite parts was when Colton's dad asks Colton what he did while in heaven.  His answer was simple: "Homework".  Apparently, he went to school there.  Jesus was his teacher, and he liked school the best of all his experiences.  I know I'd love school too if Jesus were teaching the class!