{"id":3048,"date":"2011-08-20T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2011-08-20T08:52:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T12:52:44","slug":"book-review-in-heaven-kittens-play-by-nick-sacco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/book-review-in-heaven-kittens-play-by-nick-sacco\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 In Heaven Kittens Play by Nick Sacco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author & Radio Host, Nick Sacco<\/p><\/div>\n

I recently had the distinct honor and pleasure of being a guest on Pet Talk Radio with host, Nick Sacco, to talk about all things Zee and Zoey related. This former Marine and police motorcycle officer might appear gruff on the surface \u2013 he has the look of someone who could stop trouble in its tracks, but one quickly learns that Nick is a kind and gentle soul with an endless supply of love, compassion, and support for all creatures, but, in particular, for cats.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In that regard, he has written a book called In Heaven Kittens Play<\/em> that, through his own personal experiences with what he calls the \u201cBlue Angel and Her Garden of Pets,\u201d details why he believes the loss of a pet through death is not the end, but only the beginning for them.\u00a0 Many of us are already familiar with the term \u201cThe Rainbow Bridge\u201d \u2013 that place just before heaven where your pet goes and waits for you, until you too pass one day, and then you can cross the bridge together on to heaven. The Rainbow Bridge is a beautiful place filled with wondrous gardens, plenty of food, and health is renewed to full vigor.<\/p>\n

For Nick, The Blue Angel is his own personal pet guardian that comes to him in visions and greets each animal in Nick\u2019s life that has passed on. Nick has been privileged to witnessing these creatures, many old, many sickly, transformed before his very eyes to beautiful creatures, beaming with health and radiance as the Angel takes them to the Rainbow Bridge.\u00a0 He retells these visions with vivid detail and while each passing is unique, the commonality is the joy and happiness that these animals experience with the Blue Angel.<\/p>\n

While we all may have different views on the afterlife and religion, I think as pet lovers, we would at least agree that given the choice, we would want our pets to move on in peace and comfort to a happy, joyful, and welcoming place. I think this is especially true for the millions of animals that are abandoned each and every year without a loving forever home. Where do they go when they pass? Thankfully, Nick feels that they too, are finally given the love and friendships they so deserve as they live with the Blue Angel and Her Garden of Pets.<\/p>\n

What makes this book so special is that Nick writes with a lot of heart, warmth, humor, and realism that readers are quick to identify with. He is not looking to teach us lessons or to judge us as people. He is just offering comfort to us in the knowledge he has found, that not only do our pets go on to a beautiful and happy place, but they will be waiting for us, when we too cross over one day. You will be certain to both laugh and cry as you read this book as his stories about the individual animals in his life tug at your heartstrings.<\/p>\n

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Thumper was one of the many rescue cats in Nick's life that was blessed to find a wonderful forever home.<\/p><\/div>\n

For me, the most incredible part of the story was the strength of Nick himself and the respect and integrity he has for animals. He and his now passed wife had been caretakers to all those creatures, broken and neglected, often left in dumpsters or on the side of a road to die. He always took them in, hopeful to mend them to recovery and a new forever home. But, more times than not, these creatures were not to make it and when he knew it was their time to pass on, he would cradle them in a warm blanket and let them sleep with him, at least secure and content in his arms until the Blue Angel would come to him in a vision and take the animal to her special garden for a new home, filled with love and renewed health.<\/p>\n

This is a very quick book to read and is an ideal gift for someone who may have recently lost a pet, or may, unfortunately, be tasked with the sadness of letting a pet go one day soon. To buy this book and learn more about Nick, please visit his website at: http:\/\/www.nicksacco.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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