The moment I exhaled my final breath, I expected silence. Darkness perhaps, or even the vast nothingness people so often fear.

Instead, I opened my eyes and saw children running and playing, I saw bright sun glaring in my face and all I could hear was the sound of laughter.

It wasn't until I turned around that I saw the thing I have been yearning for my entire life.

I saw Jesus and my dad talking, I look over to my dad and he is happier than I ever remember. He is smiling! Ear to ear. This came as quite a shock as my dad was never a smiley person.

As we began to walk towards each other, I felt a sudden surge of comfort and peace within my heart.

Jesus looked at me and smiled.

"You're home now kiddo," he says to me as I embrace my dad.