On Heavens Doorstep Is breathtaking. Wowzy Wow Wow Wow, this book is so real - it is exciting to hear stories of people dying and having death experiences. Can you believe it? No for real - can you believe it? I know how I feel - I wont say but I think it might surprise you - but this has a bunch of great stories. The stories can tear the breath right out of you. Enjoy.

First, I want to thank Andrea Jo Rodgers, Harvest House Publishers, and NetGalley for providing me with this book.

On Heavens Doorstep by Andrea Jo Rodgers is a book that will stay with you well after you finish reading it. It is a book filled with true stories of people that experienced medical miracles. You get to read it from the patient side of things but also faith is intertwined in it as well. There are some incredible stories that will pull on your heart strings and even amaze you!

I loved how this book was dedicated to the memory of her niece whom put other needs before her own. It was also dedicated in loving memory of a dear friend and fellow first aid squad volunteer. She had great compassion, kindness, and courage.

In this book Andrea lists the Volunteer Members of the Pine Cove First Aid Squad names and occupations.

I enjoyed Ms. Rodgers account of our first responders! This was well written and very respectful to those that are on the front lines. I am from a first responder family and could completely relate.

The stories were interesting but she went into too much medical detail. I was also not sure about the verses she used. I love scripture and making it practical but I didn't often see the relevance of the scripture she used and the story.
I received this book free from the publisher for the purpose of review.

This book is so heart-warming. The stories are told with a compassion and respect that you don't find alot in books. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend. I hope the authors graces us with more of her stories. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

This book shows what an emergency responders life is like, you feel as if you were riding in the vehicle with them! You will feel elated as the responders help to save accident victims as they are in serious accidents or when lives are saved by using a defribrillator.
You will be upset along with the victims’ families as a child or adult has an accident or life threatening illness and they pass away.
See how the first responders or the patients’ faith in God helps them to care for others or get ready to meet Jesus.

Here is a treasure of warm-hearted, inspirational true short stories, a la Chicken Soup for the Soul. You will enjoy meeting everyday people from the lovely town of Pine Cove, who are experiencing a life-changing moment- that scary moment when the EMT emergency service must be called.

Each story features one person or family and opens with a lovely description to set the scene. Perhaps the person awakes to moonlight gleaming through the window and then realizes they feel a pain. Or a family may be gathering for a wedding, and grandpa feels funny. Then the story moves on to the rescue of the person and the resolution of their episode. Each story is shared respect and dignity.

We also get to glimpse of the heroic efforts of the volunteer EMT personnel and the police, paramedics and other first responders who give of themselves to serve others. The author has been a volunteer EMT for 30 years and has responded to more than 7,000 first-aid and fire calls.

Some of the short stories have a sad outcome. Many have positive endings- such as someone who was able to live to see her grandchild. A few times, even humor is present- like the time the EMTs came to an accident scene and saw a large quantity of blood, which turned out to be spilled ice cream!

The best part of the book for me was that each story started with a verse from Psalms. Many times the volunteer responders, the victim and their family and friends gave praise and thanks to God. One memorable story ended with a church giving loving support to a poor immigrant.

This is a soul-enriching book. I especially enjoyed reading the stories at night, cozy in my bed. For me, a quiet time at the end of the day is a good time to read encouraging thoughts and be reminded to give thanks.

Thanks to Net Galley and Harvest House publishers for an ARC.