A companion book to compliment Colton's book, " Heaven is for Real". Written by his father Todd and Mom, Sonja,this book shows a more personal look at what life was like for THEM during and then after Colton's miraculous experience of Heaven at 3 years of age. Both of his parents bring out the many startling things that were factual, that had happened but there is no way that Colton could have known.
Some points from each :
Todd: Speaking of how humbling it was to ask for help from others. And hearing that in his private moments of having it out with God; thinking no one heard and then having his son tell him he saw it as well? Wow, another humbling moment.
Sonja: Some of my favorite parts are where Sonja brought out the point of how difficult it is to be under the magnifying glass; her and the family being held to almost unbearable standards. Even more difficult is the sharing of her husband's time with his congregation; something which you don't always hear about and people think about even less. As a close friend with a pastor's wife for many years I could understand much of what she spoke about. I've seen it first hand; maybe that's something that people NEED to hear.
Another thing that people need to hear and keep to the forefront of our minds is another statement she made: -There are far too many people who have no one to pray for them or with them.
My comment? Its something that is way too easy to forget while we are comfortable ourselves.
This book probably isn't for everyone, which is a shame but some just aren't interested in the truth of people struggling with their ability to hang onto their faith in the midst of terrible circumstances.
Some may feel that the lives of pastors and their families just isn't something that they want to read about but the honesty expressed by both could be very encouraging to those who ARE struggling. To be honest I wasn't sure why this second book was necessary when I first saw it offered and I was curious; they did explain though that as they travel and share this story many questions have been brought up that they wanted to answer them in a larger way. I both liked much of the book but also disliked that some of it was repetitive but maybe it needed to be; since its been awhile since the original book was released.
Something that I found startling is that they have been threatened over what they are sharing!! To disagree is one thing but threatened?
I received this book free from the publisher through the Book
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