Todd Burpo's Heaven Is For Real

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After making his trip to heaven and back, Colton is ready to share his story from heaven. Heaven is for Real is a book written by Todd Burpo about his son’s adventure being hospitalized, dying and meeting the man upstairs, and coming back to life to share his trip with everyone. I chose to read this book because I have never been to heaven and I wanted to know what it was like for this little boy. I wanted to know how he described heaven and what he viewed God as. Heaven is for Real is an informative story with interesting and exciting chapters where you can learn many new facts and ideas from reading this book. The author’s purpose for writing this story is to inform others of Colton’s journey to heaven and back. The author wants to inform the readers of how strenuous his life and how difficult his son's journey going in and out of the hospital is. Throughout the entire story, Todd Burpo writes about how Colton describes heaven, and how Colton adores it. Lastly, the author provides information to show that regardless of how difficult your situation is, to never give up or give up on your children. The author wanted to let others know of his son’s expedition to heaven and back. Colton’s journey to heaven was not something ordinary, therefore, …show more content…

Todd Burpo experienced many injuries in a short period of time. Just as he thought everything was going great and he was having a fast recovery, his son lands in the hospital. His son has appendicitis and has to go immediately into surgery. I found this interesting because Todd never gave up, even with all the hardships that were coming his way all at once. Knowing how expensive all of the medical bills were, Todd prayed to God for help. Although he received help from others, he didn't ask for it, but was still grateful. What I admire about Todd is how strong his faith is and his ability to never give up. With those two things, you can accomplish

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