The Girl Who Saw Heaven: A Fateful Tornado and a Journey of Faith

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A remarkable true story of one childs journey into the afterlife after surviving a super tornado.

When Ari Hallmark was in kindergarten, her family was caught in a powerful tornado in their hometown of Arab, Alabama. On April 27, 2011, Ari and her parents, Shane and Jennifer Hallmark, were putting the finishing touches on their new home, which Shane had built from scratch. Shanes last-second decision to drive to his parents house put the Hallmarks directly in the path of a devastating EF4 tornado.

Moments after the Hallmarks arrived at the home, the mile-wide tornado ripped the house off its foundation and flung it in the air. When Ari regained consciousness, she began sharing the extraordinary story of what happened to her during the tornado: she met her guardian angel and followed her family to heaven. The full story of what Ari went throughthe six months of reoccurring dreams that foretold the tragedy, and the unexpected challenges she faced from the legal system after the stormdelivers a powerful message to the world: you will see your late loved ones again.

Ari Hallmark is now a high school senior determined to share her hopeful message with the world. The Girl Who Saw Heaven is a uniquely poignant addition to near-death experience and heavenly encounter classics. Aris story will leave with a different perspective of death and more hopeful of what lies beyond.

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An absolutely beautiful story. Aris near-death experience is a gift for all of the world, showing the connectedness we share with our loved ones beyond death. Highly recommended!EBEN ALEXANDER, MD, former Harvard neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven, The Map of Heaven, and Living in a Mindful Universe

This unbelievable story will break your heart, enthrall you, and challenge your views of an afterlife, but in the end, Aris glorious shared death experience will inspire and affirm your faith. Read it and be transformed. Required reading for anyone whos going to die!WILLIAM J. PETERS, author ofAt Heavens Doorandfounder of the Shared Crossing Project

The Girl Who Saw Heaven is unique, inspiring, and healing. Its a story for your heart and your soul that youll remember for the rest of your life. Ari has a spiritual assignment to share it with as many grieving adults and children as possible. Her story fills people with comfort, hope, and tears of joy! Im one of only a few people who heard Aris account originally, and Im delighted youll finally know it too. Please read it yourself and share it with otherstheyll thank you deeply for doing so. BILL GUGGENHEIM, coauthor of Hello from Heaven!

A relatable yet eye-opening account for anyone coping with grief. Lisa Reburns carefully researched and beautifully written book thrusts the reader into a complicated yet compelling story. The Girl Who Saw Heaven highlights the power of relying on your faith and the Lord without feeling preachy or stiff and leaves you with hope and peace.CHRISTINE KILLIMAYER, WHNT news anchor and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary 10 Years After the Storm

Author Bio

Dr. Lisa Reburn has a PhD in education and spent twenty-three years in K-12 education and eleven years in higher education. Lisa met Ari for the first time at the only five-casket visitation shed ever attended. She was there to help Ari understand and participate in the sad event. This first meeting led to an unbreakable bond between the two of them, when two months later, Ari asked Lisa to help her tell her story. Lisa had no idea what saying yes to that simple request would entail. Lisa lives in Alabama with her husband, Tom.

Alex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for bothTimeandPeoplemagazines, handling mostly human-interest stories. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. For more about this story and the author, please visit AlexTres.com.