I think heaven is a real place because of all the spirits that have visited people in my family. Have had many people I know die and they came back and visited people in my family. Cousin's son shot himself in the head and came back as a spirit and talked to his pastor before his funeral so the pastor could relay a message to the family. Aunt died of cancer and visited a son. Uncle died of cancer and my cousin felt his presence when he was there to pick up his dying mother; it freaked him out becaues he's not a believer in life after death. A close cousin tried to kill himself and met his grandmother who told him it was not his time. A friend died in a car crash at 45. His about 6 year old son was injured and somehow saw the other side. The kid does dangerous things because he wants to be with his dad and he tells his mom, you live there or here what's the difference.Me personally, I've felt God's love for me a few times dramatically. I've also felt God's presence two times. One time I was praying and the answer was such a directed personal and unconditional love from God the father himself that I was shocked that he knew me, and I couldn't stop crying. The emotional message included many things but it also included one that said He was on my side and wanted the best for me. Despite the experiences I'm mad at them both for my suffering. Ironically I still have no intullectual or emotional doubt that they are both separate individuals that are very real and caring beyond human description. And with this, lots of reading life after death books and studying the bible etc, comes an associated belief that heaven is a real, beautiful, and peaceful place.