Glimpses of heaven
Subtitle: true stories of hope and peace at the end of life's journey
By: Trudy Harris
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781435150201
Subjects: Death; Christianity
Description: A former hospice nurse gives an intimate look at the final thoughts, words and vision of terminally ill and dying people.
Table of contents: title: Daddy "Martin said it's time to go"; title: Mary Anne "why did God let me live longer than the doctors said I would?"; title: Grandfather "who is the man standing down by the water?"; title: Frank "my son is here with me now, he said it's time to go"; title: Brian "you know I love you so much"; title: Gloria "I'm going to go now, bye-bye"; title: Joshua "you mean I don't have to stay, Peter?"; title: Lenora "there's an angel who comes and stands by my bed"; title: Gene "I know where I'm going, and I'm not afraid to die"; title: Elliott "unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground"; title: Steven "I want to have everything in order, will you help me?"; title: Robert "pray with me again, honey"; title: Jack "I can see the tapestry of my life"; title: Mark "there it is, I can see it, it's beautiful"; title: Marian "I have never seen my mother more peaceful or serene in all the years I've known her"; title: Lennie "will you let me know when it's my time to go?"; title: Jackson "do you know how much God loves you?"; title: Hank "you didn't tell me, did you? how did you keep it a secret?"; title: Merideth "I can't go until I see Walter"; title: Ralph "my wife always wanted me to go to church with her, but I didn't, just stubborn, I guess"; title: Carl "soon you will be with Jesus in heaven"; title: Louis "he doesn't look like daddy anymore"; title: Delia "you'll come to me when it's my time, I'll depend on you"; title: Kathleen "the kingdom of God is at hand"; title: Robin "love must be like this, and it must be good"; title: Tim "I have my peace now, Trudy"; title: Jess "I think he sees Jesus"; title: Johnny "but suppose I just don't believe in Him, what then?"; title: Margaret "I want to see every pretty thing in my new house"; title: Katy "I always hoped I would see you one more time before I died"; title: Zach "he knows, he knows"; title: Eileen "is it true that only Catholics can pray with Catholics?"; title: William "can you stop by for a cup of coffee this morning?"; title: Lorrain "every year in February one yellow rose blooms"; title: Joel "this is where God really lives"; title: Sam "he looked at her with about as much love as I have ever seen in one man's eyes"; title: Madeleine "oh, ma mere"; title: Hannah "ok, I'm going, don't rush me"; title: Frederick "if I saw Jesus like you did, would I cry too?"; title: Ira "large tears were flowing gently from his closed eyes"; title: Aunt Helen "George, do you know a priest who will come to see me?"; title: Diane "what would you think if I told you that God has chosen to heal my soul and my spirit but not my body?"; title: Grandmother "the tail boat is here"; title: Mommy "George, take me to John now, please."