AUTHOR’S NOTE: Death is scary, but being welcomed to Heaven by singing angles meeting people you would have never known, you think of entering this wonderful place in a different perspective. Todd Burpo teamed up with Lynn Vincent to publish this cause and effect book that you will never want to set down.
People don’t last a life time but Heaven always does. Colton is only four years old and has already seen and witnessed what living in God’s Kingdom is like. Todd Burpo, his father, shared Colton’s amazing stories with Lynn Vincent who helped him publish this superior book, Heaven is for Real, including misery,illness, pleasure, and everlasting stories that make you never want to set the book down.
In this book, authors Vincent and Burpo included many moments of misery that just grab all of your attention. His family was heart broken watching there brother/son struggle after cancer scare as he thrashed around trying to fight back pain. It was as if the sun turned black and there was no life in the Burpo room. Cold, dry, and depressing, while they just hope Colton would get better.
“No daddy! Don’t make me drink it.I don’t want to it’s yuh-keee!” (33) Colton screamed at the top of his lungs, pushing the medicine further away from him.
“But, Colton you have to so you can feel better.”(33) Todd cried back.
Along with the cancer scare Colton had been suffering through painful fight of vomiting, and stomach troubles. After canceling out the ruptured appendix, it backfired. The Burpo family was not expecting this much illness coming from a boy not even four years old.
Four months later Colton’s surgery came to thought. “Colton, do you remember the hospital and when you had your surgery? Sonja, his mom asked.”
“Yes mommy that’s where the angles sang to me.”(60) Confused as they were Todd and Sonja keep asking Colton questions. They didn’t know whether or not Colton was telling the truth. “Is this the only thing that happened? Where were you?” Todd asked.
“No. Colton replied. “I sat in a very nice, tall man’s lap while I was in this colorful, magical, peaceful place. Oh and the man had powers with wings.” (70) Taking in all this new information Todd and Sonja decided to drop the topic for the rest of the night. But they thought to themselves, the things he told him that night they would never forget. Without Colton, Heaven would forever be unknown, maybe even a fear to many people until death. Now numerous people know what to expect,without fright.
Colton keep feeding his parents non-stop facts about Heaven, like when he met his great grandfather and sister, the upcoming war, along with many more adventures while then. Even though he was only there for an hour on Earth, it was a lifetime on cloud nine. The long road continues for Colton and his family, hoping to end all of the misery, and illness, but keeping the pleasure and wonderful stories in their mind forever.
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