Eerdmans

Receiving David
The Gift of a Son Who Taught Us How to Live and Love
Faye Knol
The touching story of how one boy’s challenging life
became a powerful picture of God’s grace
David Knol was born dangerously premature and wasn’t expected to live. Remarkably, he not
only beat the survival odds but also went on to live a life full of joy and blessing, despite his
severe disabilities.
Through inviting stories and anecdotes, Faye Knol, David’s mom, shares the lessons about
love, the value of life, and the beauty of relationships that David taught those around him
during his twenty-two years of life. Warmth, humor, laughter, and
passion shine through this mother’s inspiring memoir about her
son.
David’s story is a moving picture of how one person — despite
great obstacles — can profoundly shape a family and a community
in positive, uplifting ways.
“Now you have the opportunity to receive David too — and he will change
your life, if you let him, by all he will teach you. Bless God for the depth of
spiritual Joy the Knol family is passing on through this book! Thank God for
the myriads of beautiful gifts that David’s affectionate spirit and intimate
friendships offer to us still!”
— Marva Dawn
author of Being Well When We Are Ill and Joy in Our Weakness
Key selling points
• Warm, engaging family narrative
• Offers hope, meaning, and insight to those
who care for people with disabilities
Faye Knol is an R.N. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she lives
with her husband. This is her first book.
“One day . . . [David] suddenly began to sing, ‘God is so good, God is so good,
God is so good, He’s so good to me.’ David listened to a wide variety of music,
but it amazed me to hear those words coming out of his mouth. Then it dawned
on me that while my son could sing such a song, I still looked at him through
the lens of his limitations.
“We had often felt that David’s life should have been different. Now, little
by little, we were beginning to see that David was exactly who he was always
intended to be.”
— Faye Knol
Family • Inspirational
September / 978-0-8028-6543-4
4½″ × 6¾″ paperback
176 pages / $15.00 [£10.99]
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