Is Anyone Else Tired of the HATE?

Then watch this video that's all about LOVE!

Can anyone relate to this?

I don’t want to open my email, read Substack, watch the news, or scroll through my social media feeds. I don’t want to read or hear anymore opinions about Charlie Kirk or Tyler Robinson. There’s been a palpable, cold, underlying current of ANGER and HATE and words creating further DIVISION in a great majority of social media comments (from both the left and right) ever since the assassination.

Of course, the few times I did comment on a post before I got off line was when I tried to encourage others to pray for the assassin, TYLER ROBINSON. As you can imagine, my suggestion did not go over well with most people! However, I stand by that suggestion because its what Jesus told us Christians that we’re supposed to do—we’re told to love our enemies.

“If someone says, ‘I love God,’ and yet he hates his brother or sister, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen..” 1 John 4:20 (photo credit: Kat Albrecht)

I’ve been intrigued with NDE’s for years after seeing my own father die of a heart attack when I was 17. So in spite of having the flu today, I decided to watch a video about one woman’s NDE (near death experience) and how that experience radically changed her life.

I was interested in this particular woman’s NDE story for four reasons:

(1) the woman is here on Substack, someone I subscribe to, and her name is

Riley E. Huddleston

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(2) she saw her dog (and other animals) in heaven and I wanted to learn more,

(3) Charlie’s very public death brought up a familiar question that I’ve asked several times: What will happen when I die?, and

(4) although Riley had rejected God all of her life, the overwhelming LOVE that she experienced when she met God in heaven was incredible.

A few months ago, I messaged Riley to ask whether or not she saw companion animals when she was in heaven. Here’s what Riley said:

“To answer your question — yes, I absolutely saw pets in Heaven. Some I had loved and lost. Others, I didn’t recognize. They weren’t all “mine,” but I knew they belonged to someone, somewhere. They were alive, joyful, and worshipping. Creation wasn’t just present..it was part of the praise.

Being vulnerable about this has been incredibly hard for me. So your message truly touched my heart. What you’re doing with Pet Memorial Retreats is so deeply meaningful. My pups mean the absolute world to me and it brings me the greatest comfort knowing they’ll be in Heaven. I saw them… and many, many more.

Thank you again for seeing me and for creating space for others to be comforted by that kind of hope.”

Last month, Riley was interviewed for the podcast of John Burke, author of “Imagine Heaven: Near Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future that Awaits You.” The video is about 2 hours long, which I realize that most of you are just “too busy” to watch. Which is sad, really, because hearing Riley talk about how she died and what she experienced is probably one of the most important messages that you could ever hear!

For anyone whose lost someone you love (including a companion animal), this story is just too important to pass up.