Booking Through Thursday ...

I just finished reading the book "Heaven Is For Real" by Todd Burpo.  This was an AMAZING story of Colton Burpos' trip to Heaven while he was being operated on at the age of four.  Colton tells his story in bits and pieces because he doesn't understand what the big deal is.  It is such a humbling book that makes you really think of how we as adults think of God, Jesus, Heaven.  Colton has taught me to really praise God in the way that little Children do.  I have walked away from this book with such a heavy heart about the way I need to change my life.

Here are some points from the book:

• No one is old -- Colton saw his "Pop" (his father's grandfather) in Heaven and only knew him from an old picture of when he was 29.  He didn't recognize him from a picture that Todd kept on his desk of Pop as an older man.
• Jesus Loves the Children -- This was a point that Colton made over and over to his parents.  He was supposed to tell everyone that Jesus Loves the Children.
• Colors -- The colors in Heaven are so vivid and amazing that apparently we don't even have most of them here on Earth.
• Light/Dark -- Todd posed this question to Colton to try to challenge him about his experience.  He asked how they found each other in the dark.  Colton told him that it never gets dark in Heaven because God is the Light in Heaven.

This book is a great read and will give you chills.  It has made me rethink my walk with God and I am trying to get back on the straight and narrow.  It is a quick read -- so READ UP!!