As I read Dancing With The Healer, at times I felt like I was intruding. I had to remind myself that I had been invited by Vicki and Lowell Qualls to “dance” with them, to explore the highs and lows, twists and turns of their powerful, yet intensely personal journey of faith. The story ultimately filled me with overflowing praise to God, but getting there was an emotional roller coaster: anger and adoration, fear and faith, trial and triumph, weakness and worship—no, worship in weakness. Vicki’s journal is the foundation of the book, and one particular entry is its heart: “I know that You love me and have a great story to tell to this world IF You can get me to take direction and follow the script, word for word. Well, I will not deviate from the script. I surrender my will for Yours. I will do what You envision for me...hit the marks, sing the notes and dance the dance.” Ecclesiastes 3:4 describes everyday life on planet Earth. There is “...a time to weep and a time laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” It’s easy to dance when you’re laughing, but to dance when you’re weeping and mourning takes great grace and faith. Yet, Vicki and Lowell met the challenge. God invited them for a walk, and the walk became a dance. Dancing With The Healer is the story of how the journey became The Dance. You’ll learn much from Vicki…how to endure sickness, shock, failure, treatments and surgeries. She’ll also show you the other side of the coin...the laughter, triumphant victories, power, grace, joy and peace that followed their faith-building encounters with the glorious God of light! Psalm 139:6 and Romans 8:28 make clear that, “all our days are ordered by the Lord even before one comes to be,” and that “in ALL THINGS God is working for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” I have found great comfort in those promises as well, in my own battle with cancer over the past seven years. No wonder, then, that I found comfort in these pages too. In fact, at times it seemed that Vicki was telling my story—I identified with her so completely. Whether Vicki and Lowell capture your story or not, they will certainly capture your heart. Dancing With The Healer will inspire, bless, encourage and challenge you to see for yourself what happens when your amazing God extends His loving hand, and invites you to The Dance.

Foreword

by Fred Spivey

As I read Dancing With The Healer, at times I felt like I was intruding. I had to remind myself that I had been invited by Vicki and Lowell Qualls to “dance” with them, to explore the highs and lows, twists and turns of their powerful, yet intensely personal journey of faith. The story ultimately filled me with overflowing praise to God, but getting there was an emotional roller coaster: anger and adoration, fear and faith, trial and triumph, weakness and worship—no, worship in weakness.

Vicki’s journal is the foundation of the book, and one particular entry is its heart: “I know that You love me and have a great story to tell to this world IF You can get me to take direction and follow the script, word for word. Well, I will not deviate from the script. I surrender my will for Yours. I will do what You envision for me...hit the marks, sing the notes and dance the dance.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4 describes everyday life on planet Earth. There is “...a time to weep and a time laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” It’s easy to dance when you’re laughing, but to dance when you’re weeping and mourning takes great grace and faith. Yet, Vicki and Lowell met the challenge. God invited them for a walk, and the walk became a dance.

Dancing With The Healer is the story of how the journey became The Dance. You’ll learn much from Vicki…how to endure sickness, shock, failure, treatments and surgeries. She’ll also show you the other side of the coin...the laughter, triumphant victories, power, grace, joy and peace that followed their faith-building encounters with the glorious God of light!

Psalm 139:6 and Romans 8:28 make clear that, “all our days are ordered by the Lord even before one comes to be,” and that “in ALL THINGS God is working for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.”

I have found great comfort in those promises as well, in my own battle with cancer over the past seven years. No wonder, then, that I found comfort in these pages too. In fact, at times it seemed that Vicki was telling my story—I identified with her so completely.

Whether Vicki and Lowell capture your story or not, they will certainly capture your heart. Dancing With The Healer will inspire, bless, encourage and challenge you to see for yourself what happens when your amazing God extends His loving hand, and invites you to The Dance.

Enjoy!

Fred