I am sending the last school picture of my daughter Mary. She was a second grader who lived her life to the fullest. She loved God and sang in the church choir, played bells at church, and had just finished memorizing the Ten Commandments for her Sunday School teacher. On May 3, 2003, she was playing in her front yard with her cousin and two younger brothers when she collapsed. To this date we do not know why or what exactly caused her death. The doctors think she may have died from a brain cyst or a heart arrhythmia. It remains a mystery.

I have read numerous books on grief since her sudden death. I was at the bookstore Friday night and I prayed that God would put my hands on just the right book to speak to my heart. He did just that by putting A Travel Guide to Heaven in my hands and heart. I have read this book over the last two days and want to say that it has spoken to my heart and soul. I miss my daughter more that words can say, but I can say that this book offers a small piece of comfort in the midst of the pain. Thank you for writing such a beautiful book. You have forever touch me.

God Bless.
Barbara Almendinger-Butt