Waking Up in Heaven is the firsthand story of Crystal McVea and the day she died for nine minutes, went to heaven, and stood before God. In this remarkable autobiographical narrative, Crystal shares with readers her experience of walking with God toward the gates of heaven – a place so full of light and love that she did not want to return to earth. But Crystal was revived – miraculously – and came back to consciousness in a hospital room with frantic doctors, nurses and her own mother. Crystal’s encounter with God made her a believer, despite her troubled, dark past. In Waking Up in Heaven Crystal shares her story – the good and the bad – in the hopes of spreading God’s message of love and redemption.