When a man loves a woman, heaven and earth move, miracles happen and a woman is reawakened. Rebecca D. Myers’ book, My Journey to Heaven and Back, is a love story. The active and engaging love Myers experienced with her husband Gene transformed her belief in love, humankind, providence, and herself.
Near Death Experiences (also known as NDEs) are controversial. Thousands of people have had them, but many in the scientific community argue that they are impossible. However, neurosurgeon and author Dr. Eben Alexander supports the possibility of NDEs as he himself reports to having had one.
Myers, a trained nurse, was attacked by an extremely rare illness that caused her heart to stop. Her body lay lifeless as the expectation of survival dimmed. She was in need of care. Her teary-eyed husband watched as the medical team wheeled her gurney into the operation room. After many hours of surgery, Myers’ recovery is, by all accounts, a medical miracle.
Immediately upon return, Myers relates to her husband what she believes to be details of a near death experience. She describes an extraordinary excursion as she travelled through the golden gates of heaven accompanied by an angelic figure. White, gold and purple lights are beaming, beautiful singing and music in the background, and her body was pain-free. All her senses heighten and clarity was brought to her, engulfed in the presence of the love that surrounded her. Myers felt so close to her Divine source; she craved to be closer. She embraced the warmth. Myers wanted to stay in this extraordinary place, but she heard Gene’s prayers in between his sobs; he begged the Lord to keep her with him. Myers knew her husband loved, wanted, and needed her. Thus, she woke, with more wisdom, love, understanding and happiness than ever; she had escaped death.
Throughout the book Myers recounts her many obstacles and it reads almost like a list. It takes a detour from the focus of the love she embraces with her daughter and husband. In fact, she barely mentions her daughter, except to tell us she is the love of her life. Myers recounts many of the miracles she experienced in her illness, instances of abandonment, abuses and the love of her life, Gene.
Placing this book in the hands of believers at any age would be a bonus to their assurance and acceptance of the divine. In her NDE, Myers describes the total bliss she experienced, when God loves a woman. This book can be used as a resource for inspiration and encouragement, with Bible verses for supplication.
This book might be called a love story. Myers places her loving relationship with her husband on display. The story unfolds with her telling of what truly happens when a man loves a woman. Not only did this man accept and love her with all her flaws, but he also cared for her two children as his own. The love devotion and commitment Myer’s husband demonstrates repeatedly supported the author in life and on her Journey to Heaven and Back.
