«Comfort and hope»
In June I witnessed as my twin grandbabies were delivered stillborn. It was the cruelest, most painful thing I have ever experienced, or could ever imagine. It left me so angry (enraged actually) and bitter and full of hurt. My sister was reading this book and recommended I read it too. I told her I would but in truth I didn't want to, my world had crashed... and what good were words, everything seemed meaningless.
After a month or so, guilt made me buy the book because I had promised my sister I would read it. I let it sit around for a few days before I actually picked it up to read. Then I couldn't put it down.
The book deals with "After Death Contacts" or "ADCs" as they call them. There are hundreds of examples in the book, of all kinds, as told by the people who experienced them, and grouped into categories by the authors. The book is easy to read with the exception of the brief comments by the authors at the end of each experience where they basically recapped what the experiencer said, or interjected their own thoughts or meanings. I found the comments generally unnecessary, redundant and annoying (which is why I only give the book 4 stars). Judge for yourself, but personally I thought the book would have been better without the after-comments by the over eager authors, and after a while I started skipping over them and went on to the next ADC story.
As you read through the many accounts listed, a mental picture emerges and one message comes through very clearly but I won't state it here, you need to read the book for yourself, and I do wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone. The message gives comfort and hope to those who suffer loss, and I highly recommend giving this book to anyone you know who has suffered a loss, it's the kindest thing you can do to help them.
The information in this book has greatly helped me deal with the horrible loss of my grandbabies, and I didn't think anything could do that. Although I still feel cheated out of decades of experiences with my grandbabies, this book has helped ease the pain of their loss and has started my heart on the road to healing. Pretty amazing effect for a book!
[Sunday, September 07, 2008]
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«Excellent Research»
An excellent confirmation, well-presented, of eternal life and love! The case studies are presented with such depth and engagement, that I did find it necessary to limit reading to one study a day/time. A worthwhile read!
[Wednesday, June 04, 2008]
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«This book was a disappointment. »
Nothing new in this book. Skip it if you are wanting to learn new information about the other side. Goodbye to this book! I did not even get half way and I was bored.
[Monday, June 02, 2008]
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