My Review of Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

I was really excited to review Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo for BookSneeze. This book is the true story of a little boy who, during a surgery, has an out of body experience and returns with stories about being in Heaven and meeting Jesus as well as family members who had already passed away. The boy, Colton, is too young to have learned the information that he knows, but yet his experience lines up with accounts in the Bible.He also has recognition of people in his family that were in Heaven that had passed away befor he was born and he had never seen or heard of.
I read the book cover to cover in one afternoon! Todd Burpo tells the details of their son's sickness and hospital experience. He is extremely honest about his feelings and emotions throughout the experience. When Colton begins to share bits and pieces of what he had experienced during the surgery, Burpo and his wife are amazed that he is describing details about Jesus and Heaven that he had not been taught. Colton's simplistic, child like way of conveying what he had seen and experienced was so inspiring and touching. There were moments througout the book that I had tears in my eyes.
There were many different Biblical truths that were shown throughout the book.The book was an excellent reminder of how our life here is simply a journey to our eternal life and how we really do have a hope when we have a relationship with Christ. The passion of how Colton wanted to be sure that everyone knows that Jesus loves them and that He REALLY loves children was such a precious truth that we so often forget.  I found this book to be extremely comforting, especially if you have lost a loved one. I will definately be passing this book on and recommending it to other people.