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Reunion on the Rainbow Bridge: My Parents' Past Lives and the One They Shared with Me Paperback – August 25, 2009

by Sherri Defesche (Author)
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In 1953, Sherri Defesche’s parents, Jim and Shirley Swanson, were married in a hospital room just ten days after a car accident had left Shirley a paraplegic. She was only 17 at the time, while Jim was 20. What followed, despite the hardships they faced, was a 46-year love affair blessed with unconditional love, joy, and four happy children. When Shirley died in 1999, a grief-stricken Defesche began to explore her deepest beliefs about death, eventually discovering Eastern spiritual philosophies about the afterlife and the possibility of past lives. This book is the moving chronicle of her journey and what she found.

Defesche details her meeting with a past-life regression therapist, who helps her discover that her parents had been soul mates over more than 200 incarnations. From Lemurians living in paradise to Celtic children in Scotland, from a Chinese farming family to World War I heroes, her parents’ past lives provide the author with a sweeping historical context that helps her to understand the undying nature of her parents’ soul connection and love, and why human beings continue to incarnate across eons.
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Frog Books
  4. Publication date
    August 25, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    5.98 x 0.71 x 8.95 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1583942653
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1583942659
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"Defesche seeks to reveal, beyond the present, ephemeral lives of her parents, their eternal soul identities … and a profound love for one another that has endured throughout many lifetimes. Together again and again, from ancient Lemuria to twentieth-century America, Jim and Shirley reveal themselves in their daughter's investigations as light bearers to the last."
—Catherine Rainwater, PhD, author of Dreams of Fiery Stars and Figuring Animals

"Reunion on the Rainbow Bridge reveals a unique perspective on the soul's journey…. When two people communicate with each other beyond the doorway of death, their messages teach us that love transcends many lifetimes, and we are given hope through knowing that the circle of love never dies."
—Linda Drake, intuitive medium and author of Reaching Through the Veil to Heal

"Sherri Defesche brings forth a powerful message of love, hope, and the continuance of humanity through the ages…. A must read for everyone who is seeking answers."
—Julia Hanson, healer, channel, and author of Awakening To Your Creation

"Sherri Defesche follows her heart, breaking from the shackles of orthodoxy to find a faith resonating with her core being. On her journey, the author discerns new ideas about our place in the cosmos, the continuum of life, and the very meaning and purpose of our existence. She ultimately concludes on the very thing she knew from the beginning—it’s all about love."
—Mark Ireland, author of Soul Shift

About the Author

Sherri Defesche lives in Austin, TX, with her family. She explores the topics of grief and loss, spirituality, and love in her writing.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frog Books; Original edition (August 25, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583942653
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583942659
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.71 x 8.95 inches
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Growing up during the 1960s in Shreveport, Louisiana was rather ordinary, except that my mother was a paraplegic. It wasn't until I was five years old that I even asked why she was in a wheelchair. Her explanation was the first of a million stories that I would hear about her extraordinary life and the love that she and my father shared.

I etched these stories into my mind knowing one day that I would write a book about their beautiful relationship. This desire became even more urgent after my mother's death, and so to prevent their love story from dying with them, I began to write their biographies, and so my journey began.

The sojourn through grief and loss propelled me on a spiritual path that I hadn't expected. I questioned everything about life and death, spirituality and religion and the afterlife. While on the deep, inward traverse I found answers to life's quintessential questions: Why am I here? What is my life's purpose? What will happen after I die? Sometimes the answers were inspired by the most unconventional sources, and I particularly delight in writing about that aspect of the journey.

This exploration has illuminated how precious and complex each one of us is as an individual, traveling on our own spiritual path within a collective consciousness. Understanding this leaves me overflowing with love for the oneness that we are as spiritual beings having a human experience. And this is what I will continue to write about.

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Jefre C. Outlaw
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2010
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I was not sure how I would like reading a biography of a couple and their past lives together. I was pleasantly surprised by how well researched and written the book is and how captivating the story is. Sherry's book put many things in perspective for me about loving relationships and gave me hope. I highly recommend reading this book.
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M. Grigsby
3.0 out of 5 stars Where was the reunion?
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2013
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I found this book to be a bit underwhelming. Although the author understood the solid past link between her parents, I didn't have the impression that they spoke of it to their daughter. I expected there to be messages from her parents about past echoes, but I felt that this story was much more about Sherri's parents in this life than their connections to past ones. I really enjoy books in this genre, but didn't find this one to measure up to my expectations.
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PamelaLaLa
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely recollection of true love and eternal life
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015
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A lovely story of love, perseverance and soul connections that last beyond death. Loved it. And the author is from my hometown so it was interesting to me on many levels.
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Deborah J. Maslowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart & Soul Connections
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013
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A journey of the heart and soul, captured by the author and shared with us. The power of love and its beauty to transcend time and space.
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