description: A spiritual story set in Heaven before we are born, The Gift A Travel Diary of Life Before Birth, will take you on an angelic adventure that will remind you that God has already prepared us with everything we need to live a life of love, joy, and peace. Much like any loving parent prepares their child for a trip, God prepared us for our voyage to Earth as He wants His children to light up the world. Through the viewpoint of Luke, a child about to be born on Earth circa 1918, whom inhabits a seven-year-old body in Heaven, you will be taken on an inspiring preparation journey. Along with his Guardian Angel, two city guides, and other children about to be born, Luke learns valuable lessons and is given symbolic gifts sent by God in order to be prepared for Earth. The story is set in the Heavenly city of Earth Crossing, a mystically fascinating city that celebrates Earth's beauty enhanced by Heaven's love, where souls and their guardians reside the days before they are born. With the tolls of bells, the city sporadically changes scenery depicting the different lands of Earth, not for the purpose of showing their differences, but to show that in essence we are all the same. So in one chapter the children may be in a Baroque museum in Venice, painting and receiving Heavenly art supplies such as a paint pallete which they will use in creating their Earthly life experiences, and in another, they are making pastries such as Compassion Cheesecake, Prosperity Pie, and Cheerful Cupcakes in a New Orleans bakery where they receive the ingredients for creating abundance. They may also find themselves in a greenhouse where the beauty, scents, functions, and tastes of Earth's vegetation are being designed by angels in lab coats. Or in a surprise party in the lavish ballroom of their Earth Crossing home where they receive a preview of the families they will be born to on Earth by being introduced to members that have died and returned to Heaven. The gifts the children receive in the stores and places where they are invited in Earth Crossing, symbolize spiritual tools such as forgiveness, protection from fear, our missions, prayer, and our bodies. And more importantly, the gifts are given to Luke and the other children, with loving, inspirational explanations of their meanings by wise, caring spiritual figures that act as shopkeepers, counselors, or hosts of the many activities the children go through. For example, Archangel Gabriel, an angel in charge of communication between Heaven and Earth, is a shopkeeper in an Indian stationery store where they learn about the importance of prayer through mystical stationery and silver mailboxes meant to receive inspiration. Aside from the main purpose of their journey, the characters have all types of surprising experiences that range in emotion much like every human's life on Earth and the settings are filled with symbolism that will leave the reader in awe when its meanings are revealed. Leading to a glorious, heart-warming grand finale. The story is written with a child-like enchantment, yet at the same time contains strong messages that are all-important in dealing with life's positive and negative aspects, highlighting that we are filled with gifts from above. The Gift Basket should be read as an angelic bedtime story that is meant to soothe its readers with messages of God's love.
language: English
title: The Gift Basket: A Travel Diary Of Life Before Birth
titlecomplete: The Gift Basket: A Travel Diary Of Life Before Birth
publisher: Authorhouse