Table of Contents
Foreword 12
Acknowledgments 14
Introduction 17
Daddy "Martin said it's time to go" 21
Mary Anne "Why did God let me live longer than the doctors said I would?" 27
Grandfather "Who is the man standing down by the water?" 32
Frank "My son is here with me now; he said it's time to go" 37
Brian "You know I love you so much" 39
Gloria "I'm going to go now; bye-bye" 43
Joshua "You mean I don't have to stay, Peter?" 46
Sally "He wanted her to see herself as beautiful one last time" 49
Alex "I am ready to meet my Commander now" 52
Elliott "Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground" 55
Dolly "Heal the brokenhearted, bring comfort to those in pain" 58
Henry "I felt the Holy Spirit nudge me in a way I had never experienced before" 61
Jack "I can see the tapestry of my life" 65
Karla "It is not good for man to be alone" 69
Marian "I have never known my mother to have such peace and calm" 73
Gerald and Mary "Walk on into heaven now, Jesus is waiting for you" 76
Jackson "Do you know how much God loves you?" 80
Hank "You didn't tell me, did you? How did you keep it a secret?" 82
Merideth "I can't die until I see Walter" 85
Ralph "My wife always wanted me to go to church with her, but I didn't. Just stubborn, I guess" 87
Carl "Soon you will be with Jesus in heaven" 91
Louis "He doesn't look like Daddy anymore" 94
Delia "You'll come to me when it's my time; I'll depend on you" 98
Krista "She loved him as deeply as Mary loved Jesus" 101
Robin "Love must be like this, and it must be good" 105
Tim "I have my peace now, Trudy" 110
Jess "I think he sees Jesus" 116
Johnny "But suppose I just don't believe in Him, what then?" 120
Father Jack "Yes, I remember you well" 124
Richard "What should I tell her? What will I say?" 128
Zach "He knows, he knows" 132
Eileen "Is it true that only Catholics can pray with Catholics?" 134
William "Can you stop by for a cup of coffee this morning?" 137
Lorrain "Every year in February one yellow rose blooms" 143
Joel "This is where God really lives" 145
Sam "He looked at her with about as much love as I have ever seen in one man's eyes" 148
Madeleine "Oh, ma mère" 150
Hannah "OK, I'm going; don't rush me" 155
Frederick "If I saw Jesus like you did, would I cry too?" 158
Aunt Helen "George, do you know a priest who will come to see me?" 162
Diane "What would you think if I told you that God has chosen to heal my soul and my spirit but not my body?" 166
Grandmother "The tail boat is here" 172
Mommy "George, take me to John now, please" 182
Maureen "Mommy is sitting on the foot of my bed right now" 192
Conclusion 203
