By Laura BennettThursday 28 Nov 2024Hope AfternoonsBooksReading Time: 3 minutes
Have you ever imagined what Heaven is like? Do your kids ask you about it, trying to understand what happens there and God’s plan for life after death?
Key points
- Blue Skies and Butterflies talks about the joy of eternal hope and discovering beauty and colour in all seasons of life.
- “The inspiration [for the book] is to write and to inspire and to love people into a relationship with Jesus,” said author Heidi Woods.
- Join Heidi for the official book launch of Blue Skies and Butterflies on December 6th at Balmoral Beach, Mosman.
- Hear the full conversation in the player above.
Heidi Woods is a local Sydney author whose latest book Blue Skies and Butterflies is about exploring the idea of Heaven through the eyes of a child.
Prompted by a conversation with her kids on a rainy Friday afternoon, Blue Skies and Butterflies talks about the joy of eternal hope and discovering beauty and colour in all seasons of life.
“It’s a book about hope,” Heidi told Hope 103.2.
Blue Skies and Butterflies talks about the joy of eternal hope and discovering beauty and colour in all seasons of life.
“The world needs hope, it’s so desperate for hope [but] finds that the very ephemeral hopes that they grasp onto will only ever be short term.”
Since “giving [her] heart to Jesus” at three years old, Heidi has had a passion to share the love of God through words, seeing them “as a currency” with a unique ability to translate big ideas into story.
“My mum led me to Jesus Christ [and] from that moment God’s etched something in my heart about His love, and sharing that love in a very artistic, expressive way,” Heidi said.
“The inspiration [for the book] is to write and to inspire and to love people into a relationship with Jesus,” said author Heidi Woods.
“The inspiration [for the book] is to write and to inspire and to love people into a relationship with Jesus.”
Understanding the reality of Heaven is something Heidi thinks gives us the enduring hope we need in today’s world.
“[Jesus] is real hope,” Heidi said.
Blue Skies and Butterflies by Heidi Woods talks about the joy of eternal hope and discovering beauty and colour in all seasons of life.
“Heaven’s not a hope that I’m just looking forward to when I pass.
“I have hope in the midst of every breath of every day, whether it’s through pain or heartache or triumph.
“I have this incredible hope and this peace that is magnificent and beautiful and priceless.”
Join Heidi for the official book launch of Blue Skies and Butterflies on December 6th at Balmoral Beach, Mosman.
Blue Skies and Butterflies is out now.
Join Heidi for the official book launch of Blue Skies and Butterflies on December 6th at Balmoral Beach, Mosman.
Hear the full conversation in the player above.
All photos supplied by author and used with permission.