The next person you meet in heaven

"But all endings are also beginnings."

The next person you meet in heaven book by Mitch Albom is a sequel to his book The five people you meet in heaven.  I have always loved the books that Mitch Albom has written.  I started reading Mitch Albom's books when I read Tuesday's with Morrie.  The way he writes always gives us something to think about.   In this book, Annie meets five people and animal that knowingly or unknowingly have become part of her life.  Annie is the child that Eddie (from the five people you meet in heaven) saved from Ruby Pier accident that caused Eddie's life.  

What I like about this book is that Mitch Albom honored single parents and nurses.  It gave the chance for single moms particularly to explain themselves to their children.  Being a single mother myself, i can relate to this.  There arre times  that our children do not understand our ways, but yet there never comes a time that we can make our children understand us, only maybe when we meet them in heaven, just like how it was narrated in this book.

And here are my top five excerpts from the book The Next Person You Meet in Heaven:

1. "Forcing love is like picking a flower then insisiting that it grows."

2. “Love comes when you least expect it. Love comes when you most need it. Love comes when you are ready to receive it or can no longer deny it.”

3. “What's time between a mother and her daughter?Never too much, never enough.” 

4. “Secrets. We think by keeping them, we're controlling things, but all the while, they're controlling us.” 

5.  “First loves often remain in the heart, like plants that cannot grow in sunlight.”