Eyes Toward Heaven: A physically challenged woman's visits with Jesus

by Blake Sebring, Melody Foreman (Editor)

Since she was diagnosed at age 4 with a degenerative neurological disorder, Tonia Graber has been confined to a wheelchair. She has limited use of her limbs and has undergone more than 100 surgeries and medical procedures. Though she has full cognitive abilities, constant spasms and tremors mean she can utter only one or sometimes two words at a time. But for more than three years, Tonia has experienced visions of heaven, regularly visiting with Jesus, talking with angels and receiving keys and gems. Besides telling her she will be healed and will walk again, the consistent messages
are “Jesus is coming back soon,” and “Tell everyone everywhere.” Remarkably, Tonia can talk with some normalcy
during her visions, of which her parents have documented more than 1,600. During these interludes with Jesus, Tonia walks, runs and leaps in fields of long grass, rows across a lake to eat fish and is told to prepare herself to become a worldwide missionary. “I ready! I go!” she always responds. As the experiences have progressed, Tonia has had visions in heaven and several places on earth, often seeing angels throughout her daily life.

178 pages, Paperback

Published November 20, 2022

About the author

Blake Sebring began working
for The News-Sentinel at age 15 and started
as a full-timer in 1988. After the
legendary Bud Gallmeier retired in
1990, Sebring took over coverage
of the Fort Wayne Komets, the
second-oldest minor league team
in North America.

He is the author of 10 books
and was inducted into the Indiana
Sportswriters and Sportscasters
Association Hall of Fame in 2015.
His hockey work can be followed at news-sentinel.com, and his books are available at blakesebring.com and on Amazon.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can have a life even with severe disabilities and books such as this are a good reminder of that—plus you realize your own life isn’t as hard as you may think it is. And there’s the “extra” in this book of Tonia’s messages from Jesus, which are still happening and causing much inner reflection for those around her. This book brought up memories of a family friend who lost her ability to speak after a severe illness. Her intellect had not been affected and communicating with her could be a challenge. But our son, who is one of her God sons, remarked one day not long ago that he’s glad his parents introduced him to all kinds of people. He’d likely enjoy meeting Tonia. Whether or not you are a “believer”, there’s a lot to take away from this book about faith, family, friends and never giving up.