From Peggy W:


You have to hear what happened at the store today. Mark called the store saying that someone was coming in to pick up the book "One Minute After you Die" (he had recently lost his wife, too). Mark was warned that we were out of the book,  but the gentleman came in anyway to see if we had something else that might help. When he walked in the door, she glanced at the bookshelves as she was about to say "sorry, we're out of the book" when she saw the book on the shelf! She said it was like the book was glowing. We both felt it was like Flora was at work at the store again! I had her call Mark and tell him what happened. I think it made his day. I know it sure made ours!

     Leaving a couple of copies of Flora's Story in my company's break-room at work has brought opportunity for others who didn't know Flora at all, to be impacted by her experience. I've had at least a few mention that they picked up and read through it. I don't know how many read but didn't comment.

Share your experiences. Experience, is hard to argue with.

Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted

      Flora's story has reached Arizona! A special person was able to hand over a copy of it to a woman met while traveling, who is in distress over the loss of her son. The woman struggling with her own loss was touched by Flora's story as well as the person being willing to give of her own time and caring to a stranger that could use some.

These kind of stories are so inspiring and we hope to hear more and share them here. Sharing Flora's story isn't the Gospel, but it could be a precursor to sharing the Gospel, or getting someone to consider the Gospel. Going up to someone and shoving a Bible in his or her face and confronting about the Gospel doesn't always end up well, but sharing a story like Flora's (and it can be other things in your own life as well) can help to direct someone to wanting to hear more about this Jesus, that compelled people like Flora.

The Mustard Seed

     Peggy at the Mustard Seed Christian Bookstore has reported that many have come by the store to ask for a copy of Flora's story which is great! We're so glad that those last few weeks of her life continues to be inspiring and exciting to read about. Hopefully many will not stop at reading HER story, but also read the most important story of her life, that of course being the Gospel, the story of Jesus.

     Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory 1 Timothy 3.16

Funeral Service, Center Bethel Union Church, Parsons, Kansas

     Funeral Service celebrating Flora's life and devotion to God on September 16, 2011 at Center Bethel Union Church located in Parsons, KS
Flora McKee Funeral Service, Parsons, KS from Les Allard on Vimeo.

     An 8 year old girl was inspired to paint a portrait of Jesus Christ, and that work has touched thousands since. This painting was discussed by Flora and her son as being "His likeness" when they talked directly after her Heaven experience. Is it an accurate likeness of Jesus? Regardless, the painting certainly has something about it that stirs the imagination about our Saviour, if nothing else it inspires our thinking to Him from a point of childlike wonderment. And from reading His Word, I get a sense that is something He'd like to see out of us more often.

"Prince of Peace" by Akiane Kramarik  

Honor your Mother and Father..

'Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the LORD your God gives you.'

Deut 5.16

    In Les' rendition of Flora's story, "Walk in the Clouds" there was a sentence that was in an early draft that had been intended for omission prior to releasing 'to the public.' The sentence had to do with a personal issue between my family and my Mother, and wasn't necessary in relaying the increased Love that Flora had shown to me in the last few weeks of her life.  The sentence was noticed by some of my family and found offensive to my dismay. The sentence has since been omitted in the official online edition though it still remains in the printed copies. I regret that anyone would have been offended though I contend that such a focus misses the point of the overall story, that being a Mom's love for her Son-in-Law and that her passing came at a particularly inopportune time in my life (if there is such thing as an opportune time).

May you still be blessed by her story regardless of my inadequacy at proofreading.

~Les Allard