Heaven

I’ve been reading through Velvet Elvis or the last few weeks, on and off.  It is a great book for several reasons, but mainly b/c it gives me reason to think about where I am on different topics.  I was reading the other day somewhere in the book about Heaven and what that would actually be like... a perfectly restored Earth if I remember correct, the Earth before the fall.  I don’t know that I have ever really thought about the particulars, what it would look like and so on, and I don’t know that the author is correct, but it does give me a better mental picture.  Anyway... after Kate’s dedication today, after lunch with all the family, I was sleeping & reading in the shade on the porch swing in the backyard and couldn’t help but think about this definition of Heaven.  The sky was a deep blue, the breeze was just right to give a little sway, the temperature was very comfortable, I was in and out of sleep... there were no lawnmowers, weedeaters, or dogs barking.  It was perfect, at least by my standards.  I think it is just a testament to our finite minds that we cannot comprehend how God could restore moments like this to anything better, but I look forward to it.