Is Heaven real?

Is Heaven real? What does it look like? Is it a physical place? How do you get there? Is everyone invited? Is it only for people with a particular faith or religious background? Are all my loved ones together there?

I often question the uncertainty of life and ponder my hope for a potential afterlife. I have so many questions about what to believe, and these are only a shortlist of the ones that have been constantly echoing in my mind since Mom passed away.

I don't know if Heaven is for real, but what I do know is the image that comes to my mind when I think of where Mom might want to be. I imagine it might resemble the picture I've included below. She'd be high up in the sky, nestled upon big, comfortable, dense clouds. If she wasn't in the clouds, she'd be by the water, so I imagine her bouncing between the clouds and the water in the same joyous spirit she had in life. She'd be somewhere she could keep an eye on us, carefully ensuring that we are doing okay. And wherever she is, at any moment in time, there would absolutely always be a stunning sunset painting the horizon. 

As I gaze at the picture before me, with its serene sky and breathtaking sunset, I find comfort in the thought that if Mom is somewhere beyond this life, she's in a place as beautiful and full of wonder as the world she left behind.

*Note: This picture was taken at approximately 9:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, just above Toronto, Ontario. I was returning home from my visit to Manitoba and was thinking about my trip and wishing I could tell my mom all about it. It was in that moment that I decided to open the plane's window, and I was greeted with this stunning view.

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