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Glimpses of heaven : true stories of hope and peace at the end of life's journey
Title:
Glimpses of heaven : true stories of hope and peace at the end of life's journey
Author:
Harris, Trudy (Registered nurse)
Publication Information:
Grand Rapids, MI : Revell, [2008]

©2008
Physical Description:
190 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
A former hospice nurse gives an intimate look at the final thoughts, words and vision of terminally ill and dying people.
Language:
English
Contents:
Daddy "Martin said it's time to go" -- Mary Anne "why did God let me live longer than the doctors said I would?" -- Grandfather "who is the man standing down by the water?" -- Frank "my son is here with me now, he said it's time to go" -- Brian "you know I love you so much" -- Gloria "I'm going to go now, bye-bye" -- Joshua "you mean I don't have to stay, Peter?" -- Lenora "there's an angel who comes and stands by my bed" -- Gene "I know where I'm going, and I'm not afraid to die" -- Elliott "unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground" -- Steven "I want to have everything in order, will you help me?" -- Robert "pray with me again, honey" -- Jack "I can see the tapestry of my life" -- Mark "there it is, I can see it, it's beautiful" -- Marian "I have never seen my mother more peaceful or serene in all the years I've known her" -- Lennie "will you let me know when it's my time to go?" -- Jackson "do you know how much God loves you?" -- Hank "you didn't tell me, did you? how did you keep it a secret?" -- Merideth "I can't go until I see Walter" -- Ralph "my wife always wanted me to go to church with her, but I didn't, just stubborn, I guess" -- Carl "soon you will be with Jesus in heaven" -- Louis "he doesn't look like daddy anymore" -- Delia "you'll come to me when it's my time, I'll depend on you" -- Kathleen "the kingdom of God is at hand" -- Robin "love must be like this, and it must be good" -- Tim "I have my peace now, Trudy" -- Jess "I think he sees Jesus" -- Johnny "but suppose I just don't believe in Him, what then?" -- Margaret "I want to see every pretty thing in my new house" -- Katy "I always hoped I would see you one more time before I died" -- Zach "he knows, he knows" -- Eileen "is it true that only Catholics can pray with Catholics?" -- William "can you stop by for a cup of coffee this morning?" -- Lorrain "every year in February one yellow rose blooms" -- Joel "this is where God really lives" -- Sam "he looked at her with about as much love as I have ever seen in one man's eyes" -- Madeleine "oh, ma mere" -- Hannah "ok, I'm going, don't rush me" -- Frederick "if I saw Jesus like you did, would I cry too?" -- Ira "large tears were flowing gently from his closed eyes" -- Aunt Helen "George, do you know a priest who will come to see me?" -- Diane "what would you think if I told you that God has chosen to heal my soul and my spirit but not my body?" -- Grandmother "the tail boat is here" -- Mommy "George, take me to John now, please".
ISBN:
9780800732516
Format :
Book