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“Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven”

March 6, 2021 by Mama Carmody Leave a Comment

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A story to help your child understand the relationship of body and spirit, of death and heaven.
“Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven” -A story to help your child understand the relationship of body and spirit, of death and heaven.

“Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven” is my first published children’s book. I am so excited to share this with you. It is now available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble website, and the Walmart website . 

Back Story

I would like to give you a little insight as to how this book came about.

When my two girls were young, we had a very close friend named Brandon. He was a strong, active, young man, in his early 20’s. Within three weeks time, he developed a bad cough that he couldn’t get rid of. After a few doctor’s appointments, they decided to take him in for exploratory surgery. Once they opened him up they realized his body was full of cancer. As they were trying to finish up the surgery a piece of the cancer broke loose and went into his bloodstream. He died instantly.

My Dilemma 

How do you explain death to small children? Brandon had been such a big part of our life and now he was gone. Well, God revealed to me how to use a small object, that the girls were quite fond of, to explain the relationship of the body and spirit. 

Years Later

Several years later, my girls are grown and now I have two young grandchildren. Their Papa dies (my husband) and God reminds me of the object lesson. I use it with my grandchildren to help them understand the death of their grandfather. 

The Result

While creating special books for my grandchildren, God prompted me to create a story for all families to use. The story is written from the little boy’s perspective, after his grandfather’s death. It is my prayer that this book helps you and your child in the explanation and understanding of life and death.

May God bless you with peace and understanding during your times of loss and sorrow. ~ Mama Carmody

“Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven” – Papa and Grandson

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“Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven: A Sweet Object Lesson” by Karen Carmody

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Thankfulness

November 21, 2021 by Mama Carmody Leave a Comment

Thankfulness might not be the first feeling you think of when someone you love dies, but when they have been sick and suffering, sadness and thankfulness mix together.

Thankfulness
When someone dies, thankfulness is not the first emotion you think of.

My husband died on November 21, 2016, after battling cancer. Dying the week of Thanksgiving gave us reasons to be sad and miss him, but we also had feelings of thankfulness because he was no longer in pain. He was now completely healed, in heaven, with God and Jesus. 

Now we had the difficult task of explaining his death to our grandchildren. I went back to an object lesson God revealed to me when my daughters were young. With the help of a fancy wrapped piece of chocolate, I explained how God created the body and spirit to work together. 

I then wrote special stories for each grandchild. Then the thought came to me that there were other children around the world, sad and confused by the death of someone they loved. So I wrote the children’s book, “Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven: A Sweet Object Lesson”.

I pray the book brings comfort to you and your little ones at your time of loss. 

This Thanksgiving, I hope you can mix a little thankfulness in with your sorrow as you remember the ones that you love that are not at your table this year. 

Happy Thanksgiving! May God richly bless you with His love and peace. ~ Mama Carmody

Places to Purchase “Someone I Love Has Gone to Heaven: A Sweet Object Lesson”:

Online at Barnes and Noble  – barnesandnoble.com

Amazon

Walmart.com

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