If you haven't read this book, you need to. Seriously. Go buy it. Right now. It's amazing. I don't want to go into too much detail, but basically it's about a little boy who has an emergency appendectomy at 4 years old. While in surgery, he visits heaven. Over the next few months, and even years, the stories of what he saw come out in conversations with his parents. It really is a wonderful book and I HIGHLY recommend it, especially if you've had a loss. I found it very comforting. It's a quick read. I finished it in about 2 1/2 hours.
There was one chapter in particular that really got to me. The little boy tells his parents about his sister that he met in heaven. They had miscarried a baby before him, and there was no way he could have known this. His sister told him that she died in their mom's tummy, that she didn't have a name, and that she couldn't wait to see her mom and dad. Wow. What a comfort to think that I'll get to meet my three sweet babies one day.
I also found a lot of comfort in this book! My faith has wavered some, especially since my second loss. It's still not as strong as it had been, but reading this book restored a piece of my heart that I was convinced had been lost.
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