In my sometimes unbearable pain, I’ve been crying out to God to help me, to relieve my pain even just a little bit. I think He did last night for a while.

My mind has been on heaven the last few weeks since Chester went to be with the Lord. So especially at night when I’m trying to go to sleep. Nights are always the worst for me.  I’ve been watching all kinds of videos on You Tube about heaven. Last night I stumbled upon a video that was somewhat of a comfort. It touched not only on heaven but also the new earth that God is going to set up His kingdom on and that’s there we get to live with Him for eternity. Heaven is only a layover.

I get very little sleep these days but I did fall asleep for a little while and when I was sleeping I a had dream about the new earth. My entire family was getting together to have a picnic in this beautiful park. Everything was perfect. The trees, the grass, countless different types of beautiful flowers. You could hear the birds singing. You could hear the water flowing down the stream nearby and it was crystal clear.

All my family was there. My grandparents who had gone to be with the Lord many years ago. My mother who had also been with Jesus in heaven and my Dad.  My brothers Philip and Norman and everyone in their families were there. My 3 kids Dean, Tiffany and Justin  and my grand kids. Even my son Josh who had passed away when he was just 7 years old and my second daughter who had been stillborn. They were there. Both of them were fully grown. And of course my wonderful husband Chester who I love so dearly.  He appeared exactly the way he was when I met him but only better.

There was no one missing. Everyone was there. No one was in a wheelchair. No one was wearing glasses, no one was sick. No one was old and wrinkled and achy.  Everyone was perfect. My oldest brother Ken and his wife, Virginia, who passed away a couple years ago was there. She was perfect, no longer sick.  Their son, my nephew Karry who had been handicapped all his life was perfect. It was so wonderful. We were all full of joy and laughter hugging and greeting one another. I went up to Karry and hugged him for the longest time. There was nothing missing, nothing broken.  Then out of the blue there appeared a figure that was  full of light and pure love. He was full of the Glory. Then there was a sudden silence. Everyone stopped, turned their heads and was in awe. It was Jesus. He had showed up to join us on our picnic. To think Jesus showing up like that to hang out with us. How cool is that!

I don’t know what this all means but it was  somehow comforting and reassuring.The dream didn’t last very long.  It left me with some hope and took away a bit of the pain for a little while.  I think what occurred last night was all God. I can’t say for sure but I think it was His way of letting me know that He’s still  there when I call out to him.