Waking up in heaven : a mother's remarkable journey and the story God sent her back to share

Waking Up In Heaven Tells The Remarkable Story Of A Woman, Plagued With Guilt And Skepticism, Dramatically Changed By The Nine Minutes She Spent In Heaven. For Most Of Her Life, Crystal Mcvea Was A Skeptic Whose History Of Abuse And Bad Choices Made Her Feel Beyond The Reach Of God. She Questioned If God Was Even Real. Then Came 10 December 2009 And The Moment That Changed Everything. For Nine Minutes That Night, Crystal Went Into Full Respiratory Arrest. She Was Unconscious And Unable To Breathe On Her Own, Unaware Of The Crisis Happening Around Her As The Hospital Staff Rushed To Save Her Life. Crystal Doesn’t Remember The Trauma Or Losing Consciousness; She Just Remembers Waking Up In Heaven, Next To God. Crystal Discusses Some Of The Extraordinary Things She Encountered In Heaven, Including The Beautiful Gates Of Heaven, Our Guardian Angels And A Lifealtering Vision Of Her Younger Self. Waking Up In Heaven Invites Readers To Witness The Relentless Pursuit Of God In A Life That Was Broken And Seemingly Beyond Hope, An Awe-inspiring Account Of Love, Forgiveness And Redemption And The Healing Power Of God’s Presence. On December 10, 2009, Crystal McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother of four, stopped breathing. Her face turned a dark shade of blue, then black. Her mother screamed for help, and a nurse tried to revive her ... to no avail. Today, Crystal does not remember what happened in that hospital room during the nine minutes she was unconscious and unable to breathe on her own. She has no memory of the panic and the rushing nurses and the loud cries of "Code Blue." She simply remembers drifting off. And she remembers waking up in heaven. For most of Crystal's broken life, she felt utterly beyond the reach of God' if God was even real. Then came December 10'and the nine minutes that changed everything. Waking Up in Heaven invites readers along on a journey to witness the relentless pursuit of God in a life that was shattered and seemingly beyond hope, an awe-inspiring account of love, forgiveness, and redemption, and the healing power of God's presence. And that is why I want to share my story with the world. Because I was a skeptic and a sinner, and I didn't believe in God or in heaven. But God is real. Heaven is real. And God's love for us is the realest thing of all Waking Up in Heaven tells the remarkable story of a woman, plagued with guiltand skepticism, dramatically changed by the nine minutes she spent in heaven.For most of her life, Crystal McVea was a skeptic whose history of abuse and badchoices made her feel beyond the reach of God. She questioned if God was evenreal. Then came 10 December 2009 and the moment that changed everything.For nine minutes that night, Crystal went into full respiratory arrest. She wasunconscious and unable to breathe on her own, unaware of the crisis happeningaround her as the hospital staff rushed to save her life. Crystal doesn't rememberthe trauma or losing consciousness; she just remembers waking up in heaven,next to God. Crystal discusses some of the extraordinary things she encounteredin heaven, including the beautiful gates of heaven, our guardian angels and a lifealteringvision of her younger self.Waking Up in Heaven invites readers to witness the relentless pursuit of God ina life that was... Waking Up in Heaven tells the remarkable story of a woman, plagued with guilt Waking up in heaven tells the remarkable story of a woman, plagued with guilt and skepticism, dramatically changed by the nine minutes she spent in heaven. For most of her life, Crystal McVea was a skeptic whose history of abuse and badchoices made her feel beyond the reach of God. She questioned if God was evenreal. Then came 10 December 2009 and the moment that changed everything. For nine minutes that night, Crystal went into full respiratory arrest. She wasunconscious and unable to breathe on her own, unaware of the crisis happening around her as the hospital staff rushed to save her life. Crystal doesn't rememberthe trauma or losing consciousness; she just remembers waking up in heaven, next to God. Crystal discusses some of the extraordinary things she encounteredin heaven, including the beautiful gates of heaven, our guardian angels and a life altering vision of her younger self Waking up in Heaven tells the remarkable story of a woman, plagued with guilt and scepticism, dramatically changed by the nine minutes she spent in heaven. For most of her life, Crystal McVea was a sceptic whose history of abuse and bad choices made her feel beyond the reach of God. She questioned if God was even real.