Heaven is for Real

I love to read books during my lunch hour and at night after the kids are in bed (especially during spring and summer when there's no good TV shows!). My mom and I seemed to have gone through all of the Nicholas Sparks books, and a few of the girls at my office have been trading Jodi Picoult books (love!). I was having alot of trouble really getting into "Marley and Me" when my mom left this book for me.
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I had heard about it before, but never at the right place to go buy it. I started reading it during my lunch break on Tuesday, read a little bit Tuesday evening, then finished it up Wednesday during lunch. Such an easy read, and so amazing.
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Everybody has lost somebody that they love, and they know their faith will bring them together once again with their loved ones when God calls us to heaven. But I'm not even going to lie when I tell you that I was amazed by the details in this book. . . I don't want to spoil it, but it doesn't make me nervous to go to heaven!
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My mind keeps taking me back to my Grandpa F that died when my dad was younger. With my understanding from this book, he will recognize me in heaven even though we've never met! I will get to see Grandpa T and his wide grin again. I know he'll still be singing his little jingles that he learned in the Navy that Grandma always thought weren't appropriate for us to hear! I have no doubt that Leah will be heard over them all though, with her bright voice and laughter that can take over a room! And, most recently, my sweet nephew Teddy will be up there playing and getting dirty the way that boys are supposed to!
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The other morning I went in to wake up Treyson. Whenever I wake him, I'll lay down and rub his back as he's waking, and then I'll ask him if he had sweet dreams. He'll always answer, 'Yes" and then I'll ask him if he dreamed about Mommy....he'll always say yes (he's so sweet when he's barely awake--HA....just kidding!). Well, on this particular day (which was Thursday morning--remember I finished the book Wed during lunch), he said, "Mommy I dreamed about Jesus". I wasn't quite sure what to make of it, but it was a calm and comforting feeling to me.

After reading this book, it is a wake-up call to me that heaven will be oh, so sweet, and we should not be "afraid" or "nervous" to leave this life here on earth for heaven. God is waiting for us, and all of our family is missing us just as much as we're missing them.