Day 106 ~ Fill the Void

Day 106 ~ Fill the Void

Apr 16, 2014     

My first: After reading the book “Heaven is For Real” two years ago, I went to see the movie of the same name on its premier showing at the theater.

During the time that my dad was dying, I had a keen interest in NDEs, Near Death Experiences. I read three books about it, one of which was “Heaven is For Real”. It was about a little boy, Kolton, who had experienced heaven and came back to tell his family about it. It changed their lives because the innocence of a child does not lie.

I remember when I read the book, I was filled with a renewed faith in God and the belief that we will ALL share in the glory of everlasting life. The other two books I read, “Proof of Heaven” and “To Heaven and Back” reinforced that faith even more. I tried to get my mom to read one, if not all, of the books to help her after my dad’s passing. She still hasn’t expressed any interest in this subject. My faith is so strong and hers waivers now that Dad is gone. I don’t understand why she would not want to find comfort at a time of such grief and emptiness.

Watching this movie has again given me the comfort that I embraced two years ago when I read the book. The faith that it resurrected in me helped to fill the void that was left when my dad passed. I was there when he breathed his last breath, but I felt as if I was at the birth to his new life…a life that awaits us all.