A couple of weeks ago, a friend shared that she had read 34 books last year. I found that to be quite amazing. When I was young, I read well and was way ahead the class. But, in my adult life I have found it difficult to sit down and read. My mind wanders and it’s hard for me to concentrate. The other problem I have is I can’t take scary or thrilling or creepy things. Those thoughts tend to stay with me. But I did want to at least try to read a book this year, so I asked for recommendations. I decided on “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom. I actually went to the bookstore and bought it. Yesterday I sat down, placed the book in “The Bookseat” that my son got me a couple years ago for class textbooks  and started reading. It was such an easy read and drew me in that I didn’t want to put it down. Eventually I did and used a super cute bookmark that a friend made me a while ago. It was a whole new beautiful experience, which might sound strange – especially to those who read well and often. Today I sat down again and continued. The story is an interesting perspective of the afterlife in which the main character meets people in Heaven as suggested in the title. The people have something to teach him. There were some thoughts that particularly struck me:

” …there are no random acts…we are all connected…you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind.”

To me, the novel is captivating, uplifting, and thought provoking, all the things I like in a story. I am grateful for the recommendation and excited to read the rest.

I Found God today reading a good story.