A heartfelt Christian memoir of marriage, miracles, and everyday grace-told by a woman who learned to look up and see God's goodness everywhere.
In this tender, faith-filled memoir, Carla Sweat testifies to a lifetime of God's nearness-through childhood depression, a complicated family story, first love, marriage, and miracles that still take her breath away. Raised on Scripture and worship, Carla learns to "pay attention" to the quiet voice of the Holy Spirit and begins to see grace everywhere: a sudden rainfall on a clear day, a whirlwind in the dust, a crimson cardinal opening its wings, a rainbow that appears like a crown in the sky. At the heart of her story is David-the high-school boy by the yellow lockers who becomes her husband and steady companion for more than forty years. Together they weather mistakes, forgiveness, farm life, parenthood and grandparenthood, a devastating stroke, and a thousand ordinary days made holy by love. Braiding personal stories with verses from John 17, Psalms, Acts, and more, Carla invites readers to look up, listen, and believe: God truly is good to us all. My Experience of Heaven on Earth is a warm, hopeful witness that encourages every believer to trust Jesus in trials, celebrate small wonders, and keep walking-hand in hand-toward the joy He promises.