Heaven Is For Real by Ted Burpo is a riveting story about a little boy’s journey on a family trip to Greeley, Colorado. The Burpos are a small family in the little town of Imperial, Nebraska. Ted Burpo and his wife, Sonja, are living every day trying to make the best of what life gives them. Ted is a pastor at the local church while Sonja is a school teacher. They also run a garage door business which brings in most of their income. Cassie is their oldest daughter at the age of six. Colton is not even four years-old yet when he and his family travel to the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte.
It all started off with a stomachache. Ted had already had some intense medical history before when he broke his leg and his doctors found stones in his kidney. Having to send his toddler to the hospital because of a little stomachache did not seem like such a big problem in the beginning. The stomachache proved to be something even bigger, and while Colton is on the operating table, Ted questions his faith to God and Sonja nearly goes insane with worry and stress.
Throughout the book, I found that my favorite parts all involve Colton talking to his dad. It is very amusing when a four year-old says something out loud with that childlike innocence only toddlers can have that completely baffles adults and leaves them speechless. It is also very cute when they have that look in their eyes that lets you know that they are “dead serious.”
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves stories that seem fictional and fantastical, but are actually very true. If you like stories where the role of adult and child are reversed, then you will love this book. Heaven is For Real has definitely changed my perspective on a lot of things. Colton has touched my heart with his story, and I am sure that this toddler will touch yours as well.
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