Authors: Nick Bunick, Nick Bunick
ISBN-13: 9781571742520, ISBN-10: 1571742522
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
Date Published: February 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Death is not an ending, but a transition of the soul. Here are true-life stories of ordinary men, women, and children who no longer fear death or grieve for deceased loved ones. Why? Because they know the human spirit survives death - and lives on. But how do they know this with such certainty?
The proof lies in what they have seen with their own eyes and felt with their own hearts. Each was present when a grandmother, best friend, spouse, or child appeared to them in a luminous visitation to ease their grief and to show them that no one had really died. They were graced to witness angles, or Jesus, or other spiritual beings who came to announce the well-being of their recently passed dear ones.
Here, told in simple but emotionally rich words, are seventy-eight unforgettable tales of grief allayed and solace attained. Housewives, mechanics and mothers, sons and daughters, truck drivers and nurses, young and old - all attest to the survival of the spirit after death. What is remarkable is that many of them had no previous mystical experiences or even beliefs that such occurrences were possible.
Read their miraculous stories and you'll begin to understand why Nick Bunick, Subject of The Messengers, assures us that with every transition of the soul, grief dissolves and it is only death that dies.
Is there no such thing as death? Bunick (The Messengers, In God's Truth) has compiled various stories to convey and share precisely that understanding. Death, he argues, is only a transition of our spirits and souls from the confinement of our physical bodies into the spiritual world. The stories come from people of many walks of life and seek to address the question of whether or not we are immortal and eternal. Stories include visitations or the awareness of the presence of deceased loved ones. Some highlight angels, while others convey the presence of the other world through sights, smells, sounds, or even dreams. The stories include the passing of both humans and animals and incorporate references to immortality and reincarnation. This is probably a compilation for believers, as the stories will likely not convince skeptics. Libraries with New Age readers should consider this title. Leroy Hommerding, Fort Myers Beach P.L. Dist., FL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Foreword | xi |
Part One / Visitations | 1 |
Chase MARILYN LINDELL | 3 |
Mother's Light BARBARA FURNISS BAUER | 6 |
I Am Never Alone CLAIRE GARDNER | 10 |
The Rock of Gibraltar TAMMY MCGOWAN | 14 |
I'll Be There in Spirit MARC FAULKS | 17 |
The Little Girl ANONYMOUS | 19 |
My Daughter LISA CAHALL SWISHER | 21 |
The Truth KATHLEEN ELLSTROM | 22 |
Mom's Special Gifts MYRA Z. JOHNSON | 24 |
Curtis SANDRA LINTON | 26 |
The Funeral SHIRLEY KEELINE | 33 |
Going Home MARTHA M. GRANDA | 37 |
Well, I'm Going Now! MARC FAULKS | 41 |
The Violets KIMBER LEA ALLEN | 43 |
Our Final Good-bye CATHIE L. WELLS | 46 |
I'm Here, Tilton, I'm Here SUSAN LEE | 48 |
My Best Friend BETTIE WHITEHEAD | 52 |
Princess CATHY PARADISE | 54 |
The Apartment EVA JENNINGS | 57 |
The Envelope JOHN LINCOLN | 60 |
Sweetest Sister ABBIE REIQUAM NELSON | 62 |
The Vision MAGGIEDEGEAR | 64 |
Rob's Return BARBARA FURNISS BAUER | 67 |
Dearest Jim JUDY WALLACE | 71 |
The Divine Love ALEXANDER POLLAYIL | 74 |
The Visit MARRIOTT LITTLE SHELDON | 77 |
Aunt Margie, Dad, and Liz CHERYL NOLAND | 78 |
I Know You're with Me, Doug MARK A. KRUCHOWSKY | 84 |
Understanding NICK BUNICK | 86 |
Part Two /Angels | 89 |
Catch That Bus KAY HILLMAN | 92 |
The Day That Death Transformed Life COLLEAYN T. | |
KLAIBOURNE | 98 |
The Guardians SHARON DORLAND | 102 |
The Angels and Grandma SHERRY SHARABAIKA | 104 |
Harriette JOHN PIATEK | 107 |
Good-bye, I Love You DIANE KOSER | 110 |
A Heavenly Experience RUTH ANN POINDEXTER | 112 |
The Witness M. O'LEARY | 115 |
Our Journeys NICK BUNICK | 116 |
Part Three / Sights, Smells, and Sounds | 121 |
Don't Close the Door MARY LOU HOMER | 125 |
Don't Worry, Be Happy ELLA GODIN LACROIX | 134 |
Baby Marc's Life Story ALICE M. A. LALONDE | 137 |
Christmas Spirit KATHLYN STABILE | 143 |
You Will Always Be My Baby MARY CHRISTNER | 146 |
The Rose LAURALEE KOZIOL | 150 |
The Dairy Queen KAREN MONTAGUE | 155 |
The Chimes MARILYN FERNANDEZ | 159 |
The Eagles PATRICIA CLOYD | 160 |
Lifting the Veil BARBARA BIBAS MONTERO | 163 |
Beloved Ashley ERIC DELAUNE | 171 |
The Spiritual Signs DORIS CHRISTENSEN | 174 |
Whoosh DICK POLLINS | 177 |
The Rebirth of Baby Jackie ROBERT PIZZAGRANI | 181 |
Babe SHEILA T. DAHSINGER | 190 |
My Beloved SHARON WILLIAMS | 192 |
The Music Box ANNA R. DEAK | 195 |
Death's Blessing KENDREA KIM MOCCIA | 196 |
In Memory of Paul GINNY SCHUMACHER | 199 |
Part Four / Dreams | 203 |
A Tribute to a Dear Friend LOURENE JURKOVIC | 206 |
My Dream Visit to the Next Life HERB LEE | 212 |
Love Everlasting CANDACE BORJA | 218 |
Mother, I Love You JOSEPH FLIPPO | 220 |
Healing Dreams MARYANN DESTEFANO | 222 |
My Bradley CONSTANCE VIAR | 226 |
Master Antonio LOURENE JURKOVIC | 230 |
Dad JULIE BENNETT | 236 |
My Son's Dream PAM VANSLYKE | 238 |
The Balance NONA BRIDGE | 241 |
White Picket Fences ANGELA JAMES | 242 |
The Picture PATRICIA C. HARCUM | 244 |
Part Five / Extraordinary Personal Stories | 247 |
Brad CHERYL NOLAND | 250 |
Clear Prop JOE DEFLORIO | 254 |
Be Not Afraid PETER OATES | 261 |
Overwhelming Love CLAIRE WEISSMAN | 265 |
The Service REVEREND DORIS ROSER | 267 |
We Truly Are Spirits MARSHA D. KENNEDY | 269 |
The Soul Departs COLLEEN COVEY | 272 |
Joshua's Lighthouse Angels MARY DANSICKER | 275 |
Trials and Lessons SHIRLEY ESSENBERG | 278 |
My Spiritual Journey FAYE WOLFF-ALLEN | 284 |
Bonnie SYLVIA HECKERT | 293 |
Afterword | 295 |
Index | 297 |