Holidays In Heaven

No Matter Your Beliefs…Whether You Choose To Read This Book To Your Young Grieving Hearts As Fiction Or Non-Fiction This Is A Must Read If You Or A Loved One Has Experienced A Death In Your Family In The Past Or As Of Late. This Book Is Timeless. This Book Is Unlike Any Other Children'S Book Regarding Death. While Most Are About The Process Of Healing & Acceptance In The Aftermath Of Losing Someone They Love. This Book Gives An Opportunity For Children To Have Some Comfort For Years To Come & In Particular During The Holidays. The Author Leaves No Question That She Is A Christian & Has Her Grandchildren Truly Visualize The Concept Of Her Message In This Book. Albeit She Also Stresses That The Main Objective Is To Help Grieving Hearts Not Change Someone'S Views Of Religion. She Has Respect To The Diversity Of Others Views. With All That Being Said This Book Does In Fact Focus On Heaven. With An Open Mind She Wants Readers To Consider The Literal Definition Of Heaven: Heav•En?H?v ?n(N.) 1. The Abode Of God The Angels And The Spirits Of The Righteous After Death; The Place Or State Of Existence Of The Blessed After The Mortal Life. Category: Religion 2. (Cap.) Often Heavens. The Celestial Powers; God. Category: Religion 3. Often Heavens. God (Used In Expressions Of Emphasis Surprise Etc.): For Heaven'S Sake! Good Heavens! 4. Usu. Heavens. The Sky Firmament Or Expanse Of Space Surrounding The Earth. 5. A Place Or State Of Supreme Happiness. The Author Shares In Her Preface Of The Book As A Message To Parents And/Or Caregivers Of The Young & Young At Heart Some Of Her Personal Experiences Of Death Beginning As A Child That She Recalls. The First One She Can Remember Was When She Was 9 Years Old & Her Grandfather Logan T. Dixon Passed Away Of A Massive Heart Attack 2 Days Before Christmas In 1969. He Was Her Mom'S Father & It Changed Christmas For Many Years To Come As Her Mom & Others Continued To Mourn In Particular During The Holidays Each Year. She States That Her Worst Death Experience She Felt And More Importantly Witnessed Her Children Suffer Was The Death Of Her Nephew (Sister Stephanie'S Son) Joshua Wright 18 Yrs Old On December 7 1995. Despite Her Faith & Attempt To Be Positive It Took Everything Her Family Had To Function Through Christmas That Year And For Many Years To Come They Had Heavy Hearts. Now As Of Late She Lost Her Sister Stephanie At Age 56 Who Needed A Heart Transplant. She Has Left Behind 5 Beautiful Grandchildren With Her Younger Son Jason. Now Spilman'S Grandchildren & Her Late Sister'S Grandchildren Are Asking About Stephanie And What Is She Doing Now? Is She Sad At Christmas? Is She With Samson (Spilman'S Late 10 Yr Old Newfoundland) In Heaven? It Is All Too Familiar To Hear These Fears & Questions. She Found Herself Telling The Children That Only Special People Would Leave This Earth During These Joyous Occasions. Finally It Hit Her That They Were Robbing Themselves & Those They Love To Associate Death As A Negative During The Holidays. They Tried To Impose Their Faith In Support That They Were Going To Heaven For Eternal Life. The Experience Of All The Emotions From The Death Of A Loved One Is For Those Who Are Left On This Earth Not For Those Who Leave. They Are Believed To Be Born Again To Continue Their Life At The Highest Level. Those Left Behind Mourn Loss; They Simply Do Not. The Author Would Like To Think Most Thank God For Carrying Us Through Tough Times Dealing With Deaths Whether During The Holidays Or Not. However Many Still Find Themselves Depressed Often Enough Especially When Holidays Come Back Around Again. More Importantly She Believes That Most Have Younger Family Members Who Look Up To Them And Expect Them To Have Answers A Brighter Outlook On The Loss; Hope For The Future And Comfort For Days Or Events Or Just A Period Of Time In Which Reminds Them Of The Loved One They Lost. That Is Why She Was Inspired To Write…Holidays In Heaven. While The