Tag Archives: Heaven

“The Tenth Good Thing About Barney” by Judith Viorst, Illustrated by Erik Blegvad

A child learns about death after the loss of a pet
Posted on June 22, 2018 by Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“The Tenth Good Thing About Barney,” written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Erik Blegvad, teaches children about death by discussing the death of a pet cat. The story is told from the point of view of a male narrator … Continue reading →

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“Death is Nothing at All” by Canon Henry Scott-Holland

Canon Henry Scott-Holland’s poem shows us that a death doesn’t have to leave us with something missing in our lives.
Posted on February 9, 2015 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

If life is just a game that we play, then death is one of the greatest game-changers there is. Like all the great milestones in life, from getting married to having children, death is a change that is facilitated through … Continue reading →

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”Suggestion to persons entering heaven: leave your dog outside. Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and the dog would go in.”

-Mark Twain
Posted on April 29, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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”The connections we make in the course of a life—maybe that’s what heaven is.”

—Fred Rogers
Posted on April 15, 2014 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

You might also enjoy: “Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.” “It’s being here … Continue reading →

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”The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom

A man’s journey through heaven teaches readers the importance of a life cherished
Posted on November 22, 2013 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven reverses its order by starting with his protagonist’s (an elderly man) death on his own birthday. Then, he carefully intertwines the details of his life through each of his encounters with … Continue reading →

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“Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander, M.D.

Neurologist Eben Alexander describes his “visit to heaven” in a Near Death Experience
Posted on May 3, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“It was like being struck by a freight train,” said neurosurgeon Eben Alexander in his book Proof of Heaven (2012) on the pain he felt at 4:30 A.M. on November 10th, 2008. As both a stubborn husband and a man … Continue reading →

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