David's Message: Love and Life are Eternal

by John G. Elliot and Nancy B. Elliot

Spiritual, Inspirational and Self Help; This Book, DAVID S MESSAGE: LOVE AND LIFE ARE ETERNAL, Is the true and compelling story of the ELLIOTS Search for answers when their Seventeen-Year-Old, David... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980169127
• ISBN13: 9780980169126
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Enlightened Print
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Believing in Something More

Davids' Message: Love and Life are Eternal by Nancy B Elliot is a great book especially for someone who is having trouble believing there is something more in this world. I bought many copies of Nancy's book and have shared it with people who have lost a loved one. The book made me cry but I am very thankful that Nancy has unselfishly shared her stories surrounding the sudden death of her oldest son David and her family's journey of grief, faith, hope and miracles. I did not know David or the Elliots however, I had come to know of David and the terrible tragedy, as David was a friend of my younger sister. Over the years I had heard some of the stories told in the book and had even seen the episode about David on "Unsolved Mysteries". But hearing directly from Nancy along with the many more inspirational stories shared from others in the book, only strengthens my own beliefs. The book was very comforting to me as I too lost my step son Michael suddenly in 1997. I grew up believing in God, Heaven, angels and the saints and I even have a lot of my own stories of faith but hearing Nancy's accounts along with my own really helps to affirm my own belief.

A Message of Love, from the Other Side

This is a wonderful 394-page book from 2008 about healing from the grief of losing someone special in your life. In this case, the loss was a 17-year old teenage boy in his prime. David Elliot was a popular, kind, loving, intelligent young man who lived life to the fullest. One of 5 children of John and Nancy Elliot at the time, David was skiing when tragedy hit on February 16, 1988. I can think of no greater sadness than for a mother to lose her child. (Remember, we carry a child for 9 months. We give life to them. We give birth to them, and they will always be the most intimate part of us.) Killed instantly, no one ever had a chance to say goodbye to David. When Nancy received the phone call from the Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, she had to diminish her grief for the sake of the other children. The outpouring of love after David's death was phenomenal. David obviously touched many lives. Over 1,000 people lined up to visit the family at the funeral parlor. Friends and family came forward to speak and write of the wonderful life experiences they had with David during his brief, but very meaningful, life. Articles were written for the Pembroke, NY school paper. Over and over again, we read of how kind, helpful, active, and loving David was. Some of the comments made about David included "eternal optimism, giving people a reason to celebrate their lives, buoyant personality, constant help, much-sought friendship, interminable smile." Over and over again, we read of his beautiful and sincere smile. One of my favorite comments was ". . .while it is tragic that he died [at age 17], it is equally fortunate that he lived. . ." But this is not the end of the story! By no means is this story only about the grief and the loss shared by so many and how one life touched so many others. This story is also about the many miracles of love reaching across the dimensions to touch us, by telling us of things to come, by reassuring us that our loved ones remain close by, by reaffirming that they are only physically gone but are beyond what we consider happy, and by sometimes just saying, "Hello." Many friends and relatives came forth with dreams, visual sightings, touching, and even messages from David after his passing. You will even hear of David connecting with past relatives who died before he was born. In retrospect, we even see that David may have experienced premonitions of his death before it happened. Although some of you may initially doubt the ability of mediums, when you read the specific experiences that Nancy, family and friends had, you may change your mind. You should also know that Nancy and family are religious and spiritual people, as is the medium. Nancy also walks you through the many doubts and questions she had "If I had only said no to David's skiing trip"--the same questions that all of us would have had. As a result of the experiences following David's death, Nancy, family, and friends have become more

Yes, this is the book for you to read.

The portion of the book on Coincidences may help you see why you are reading this review now, to help point out to you that this book is the right one to read. There are story after story of examples to help increase awareness and understanding of your spiritual side. The communications that exist with spirits is inspiring. I found myself very interested in the insiders look at phycic communications. With or without a tragic loss it is comforting to read about the wisdom of a higher power and a sense of purpose. If your reading this review, some part of this book is likely meant to be read by someone you know. Best of luck on your path.

Understanding life after death

This book begins by taking you straight into the first hours of loss after hearing those words every parent hopes never to hear: "Your son has died." It details those first days of numbing agony as a family struggles to arrange a funeral and bury their dead teen-age son. The writing is heartfelt and direct, telling us what happened when all hope was lost. But it goes beyond the story of a grieving family and their emotions to become a book of hope. The sense of a Power beyond anything ordinary builds as the stories unfold, one after another; stories of those who saw David after his death, of those who received messages from David to take to his grief-stricken parents. At first reading, is it easy to dismiss these as simply stories, without substance, but then the evidence builds-- and continues to build. In this age of scientific reason, the idea of magical thinking is treated as bogus--or worse, delusional. It's the stuff of religious dogma or spiritualist nonsense. Right-minded thinkers don't believe in ghosts, after all. Defining god, and debating whether there even is a god, permeates the bestseller lists of book titles published this past year. In addition, there is enough religious thought held forth here that it's easy to be skeptical--skeptical, that is, until the evidence mounts to the point where we can no longer so easily dismiss what we're reading. It ceases to be religious thought as we begin to sense eternal truths being shared that exist outside of any belief system. There is a new understanding here for even the non-believer. Things happen in these pages that we simply can't explain away. Chapter 12 details the "readings" that the Elliots have experienced with some very well-known psychic talents. It is full of wise guidance regardless of where you are in life, offering universal truths and excellent advice for dealing with the stressors in any life. John, the grieving father, who is a scientist and avowed agnostic, gives good accounts of how his thinking shifts after his son's death. Things he held dear are suddenly meaningless, and he feels a tug deep within to face certain realities about his life and his relationships that require a shift in understanding. It is a powerful story. At the center of the story, however, is a mother's love for her son that refuses to die with him. That love sustains her through his death and brings her to a miraculous truth that she shares here with any who will listen and heed--that life goes on after death and love is the true center of everything, now and forever.

Loved this look on life after death.

Nancy Elliot writes about the loss of her son's life, and the impact of the grief on her and her family. Unless you have lost a loved one you can't imagine the devastation that this loss can cause in your life. The tidal wave of grief is captured brilliantly in this book. This book isn't so much an advice on how to deal with your journey through grief, but this book also serves as a tribute to her son, as friends, and relatives also write tributes to David Elliot. This alone would have been an excellent read, but Nancy Elliot writes more. Nancy Elliot writes about after life communications she has had with her son. We have all lost relatives, and gotten a sense of their presence where through their smell, a familar touch, or just knowing they are in the room. She writes about her experiences that she had with her lost son, she also writes about the experiences of others that believed they had experienced a communication with David. I loved this book, this book had such a sense of hope, and the continuance of love even after someone special has passed away. Someone that has passed away may seek communication through dreams, a smell, a presence, leaving you a special gift or anything that that may have meaning to you. This book is the perfect one to pick up to read if you have recently lost someone, this book gives you hope, and shows you life goes on, and while it is never the same, you can still have joy, and know your loved one is still around, and still seeks communication with you.