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Dancing in the Valley: Finding Life and Joy Amidst the Shadow of Death Nipping at My Heels
In her book, Dancing in the Finding Life and Joy Amidst the Shadow of Death Nipping at My Heels, Rose Booth shares how she wrestled with her faith going from a Christian Pollyanna to a battered warrior. Facing death throughout her life - and three times in two and a half years - Rose gained a new perspective on eternal life and her purpose here on earth.
Born to a couple who waited eighteen years for a child, Rose was always told she was a miracle. Her parents had three miscarriages and lost a premature son before she was conceived. As she grew up, health challenges became evident that were deemed undiagnosable, yet she persevered in life, learning to adapt. In 1972, her family was in a horrific car accident that should have taken their lives. Instead, this miraculous survival was used to draw Rose to Christ. She realized at that moment she should have died and, had that happened, she would be separated from her parents, and most especially God. Facing death allowed her to see her need for a Savior that gives eternal life.
Her life took a drastic turn in November 2019. In severe pain, she headed to the ER and began a health journey lasting more than two years. Rose spent months in hospitals and rehabs battling her health and wrestling with her faith. Through this journey, she faced death three fighting a septic infection, enduring a heart attack, and coding as her body began to shut down. Taking each step of this journey caused her faith to falter, yet she battled forward. Rose remained resilient even though she wondered where God was in the midst of her suffering. Fourteen surgeries, two heart catheterizations, and more than a year in hospitals and rehabs, Rose was still surviving.
Now living life as an amputee, she has a renewed perspective on life. Reading her story will shine a light on how to see God when He's silent, and continue to follow God even when the outcome of circumstances is not what was expected.
Born to a couple who waited eighteen years for a child, Rose was always told she was a miracle. Her parents had three miscarriages and lost a premature son before she was conceived. As she grew up, health challenges became evident that were deemed undiagnosable, yet she persevered in life, learning to adapt. In 1972, her family was in a horrific car accident that should have taken their lives. Instead, this miraculous survival was used to draw Rose to Christ. She realized at that moment she should have died and, had that happened, she would be separated from her parents, and most especially God. Facing death allowed her to see her need for a Savior that gives eternal life.
Her life took a drastic turn in November 2019. In severe pain, she headed to the ER and began a health journey lasting more than two years. Rose spent months in hospitals and rehabs battling her health and wrestling with her faith. Through this journey, she faced death three fighting a septic infection, enduring a heart attack, and coding as her body began to shut down. Taking each step of this journey caused her faith to falter, yet she battled forward. Rose remained resilient even though she wondered where God was in the midst of her suffering. Fourteen surgeries, two heart catheterizations, and more than a year in hospitals and rehabs, Rose was still surviving.
Now living life as an amputee, she has a renewed perspective on life. Reading her story will shine a light on how to see God when He's silent, and continue to follow God even when the outcome of circumstances is not what was expected.
224 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2023
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December 27, 2023
Your independence, career, and health has been drastically challenged; you come close to losing your life multiple times; you endure much of this during the isolation of Covid; you have hope deferred time and time again…but on the other side, your mantra is “God is faithful. God is good. And, God is always right. Soli Deo Gloria”
You are Rose Booth.
This book will inspire you and show you what friendship, perseverance, and faithful living looks like in a real-world context. Rose deals honestly and transparently with her doubts, disappointments, and pain. Her journey will put into perspective the challenges her readers face in their lives. It will also encourage them to give thanks for a church family - and to look for one if you don’t currently have one!
You are Rose Booth.
This book will inspire you and show you what friendship, perseverance, and faithful living looks like in a real-world context. Rose deals honestly and transparently with her doubts, disappointments, and pain. Her journey will put into perspective the challenges her readers face in their lives. It will also encourage them to give thanks for a church family - and to look for one if you don’t currently have one!
January 3, 2024
I could not put this book down. Rose brings you right in to sit a while and listen to some stories and takes you right thru the most formative times of her life. The themes of the power and protection of God, His sovereignty, and the fact that He is REAL shone beautifully from every page. Rose tells her story with a gritty authenticity that wraps the reader in an empathetic embrace of knowing just how real, raw & hard suffering is, whatever the form. The vivid details of people, the various settings, as well as her feelings, made me feel as if I were right next to her watching a film of her life.
Well written, faithful servant of our God!
Well written, faithful servant of our God!
December 11, 2023
Rose tells her life story here with such wisdom and grace. I am loving the chronological chapter order and her beautiful writing and story-telling. I think this book would make a wonderful gift for anyone struggling with loss, grief, chronic health issues, trauma, or major life changes. We all need to have faith in something to mitigate the suffering life can bring and Rose eloquently speaks about how her religious beliefs, love of friends, and family keep her afloat in the darkest of valleys.
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