Heaven is for Real

On my day off yesterday I started and finished a very powerful book, about a 4 year old's story about heaven. Unbelievable! I would recommend anyone to read Heaven is for Real, no matter your view on religion this was an awesome read and a very short read as well. If you have a couple hours or so, it would be best spent reading this book.

Colton is a 4 year old who is on a family vacation when he becomes very sick. Among the days that he spends in the hospital, his life is in the hands of God. Weeks later he recounts his time in heaven to his family. What? Yup I said it, he spent some time in heaven. His stories of who he met, and how people looked are unbelievable. And he's only 4!

One of my favorite parts in the book talks about the power of prayer. A perfect rainbow is seen from the family's kitchen, when Todd and Sonja, Colton's parents got to look at it they call Colton up from the playroom,
"Look at that rainbow, Colton," Sonja said. "There definitely should be a big pot of gold at the end of that thing."
Colton squinted, peering up at colors pouring across the sky. 
"Cool," he said with a nonchalant smile. "I prayed for that yesterday." 
Unbelievable.
And that is only one small part of this amazing book. Heaven is for Real, and Colton is telling us all about it.

Keep reading! It will be awhile until my next Summer Reads installment, I'm picking up Friday Night Lights