Dan Wheeler - Hurricane of Love: My Journey with Beth Wheeler

Endorsements for Hurricane of Love

I have been a fan of Dan Wheelers work on TV for a long time. But I must say that his work as an author is a gift to all of us. Hurricane of Love is a heartfelt and touching tribute to his wife Beth. This is a must read book of hope and inspiration!

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel, American Center for Law & Justice, Counsel to the 45th President of the United States

Hurricane of Love is a blessing. More importantly, this book is an encouragement and an invitation to live life in the moment. I know, as a part of Beth and Dans purpose-driven journey, that the story of her battle and their deep love will bless you and help you, as it has me, persevere through any adversity. Read this book!

John Tesh, Composer, Musician, Nationally syndicated Radio-TV host

This book is a great tribute to Beth Wheeler who I knew and loved for 27 years. Her spirit and love for Jesus radiated in her constant smile, her giggle, and in the way she loved her family and friends. I praise God He allowed us to share such a wonderful friendship.

Mary Beth Roe, QVC Host

I worked with Dan on QVC many times while his wife, Beth, was battling cancer. I saw how their faith in the Lord gave them the strength to keep going. This book is a story of faith and hope that will inspire you no matter where you are or what you are facing. Read this book!

Mike Lindell, Inventor/CEO MyPillow

With an inspiring combination of humor, candor and complete vulnerability, Dan Wheeler bares his soul in Hurricane of Love . Its a spiritual journey and one youll never forget!

Rick Domeier, QVC Host and author of Can I Get a DO OVER

Hurricane
of
Love

My Journey with Beth Wheeler

Dan Wheeler

Copyright 2018 Dan Wheeler .

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-3290-0 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018907709

WestBow Press rev. date: 8/03/2018

To Beth, who t augh t us all how to love.

Contents

The title of this book perfectly describes my late wife, Beth. I didnt come up with the phrase Hurricane of Love. My niece, Terra, did. She has a wonderful way with words. The day before Beth left this earth, Terra wrote in her blog, My aunt Beths love was like a hurricane. It hit everyone in its path.

I said, Terra, that is the perfect way to describe it. If you dont mind, that will be the title of Beths biography. Hurricane of Love: My Journey with Beth Whe eler.

My wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Ann Wheeler had an extraordinary gift. Within minutes of meeting her, people felt as if they had known her all their lives. She had this enviable ability to make everyone feel instantly comfortable, like they belonged. She treated every visitor to our home as if they were family. If anyone ever thrived on making people feel good about themselves it was Beth Wheeler.

Many of our daughters friends considered her their second mom. I know well over a dozen people who thought of Beth as their very best friend. She was true blue and never betrayed a confidence. She loved deeply and overflowed with kindness. I am one of those people who considered her my best friend. I am the lucky guy who was married to her, for almost thirty-one years.

Beth was joyful, but more importantly, she was content. From time to time, I would ask her what her dreams and goals were. My favorite question was, If you could do anything with your life what would you do?

Her answer never changed. She always responded, Im doing it! I always wanted to be a mom and a wife, and I am so blessed to be both.

Beth never sought to be rich and famous, but she felt like she was more affluent than the wealthiest person in the world and she was a superstar to everyone who knew her.

In October of 2012, my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 Endometrial Cancer. With that diagnosis, our lives changed in an instant. But my wifes attitude toward life never changed. She had a strong will to live and fought with everything she had. Her joy and care for others remained strong throughout her battle.

In the final weeks of her life, I asked if I could post about our journey on Facebook. I told her that I thought we could help a lot of people who were facing a similar battle. I had never posted anything about her condition up to this point, so my Facebook followers had no idea what we were going through. She told me that she trusted me to write whatever I felt God was laying on my heart.

Because I was a host on QVC at the time, thousands of people read my posts. When I started posting about Beths battle with cancer, hundreds of thousands of people began reading them. People were following our journey around the world. My daughter, Kelsey, received a text from a friend in Connecticut one day telling her that the stylists and customers at her hair salon were all talking about Beth Wheeler.

Her Celebration of Life Service was live streamed from our church, Calvary Fellowship Downingtown, on November 3 rd , 2015. Thousands of people watched it online that day, and tens of thousands have viewed it since on YouTube. I have heard from people around the world telling me that service positively impacted their lives. Hundreds of people wrote to say that they wished they could have known Beth Wheeler on earth, and they look forward to meeting her someday in heaven.

If you are currently battling a life-threatening illness or helping a loved one who is facing a severe health challenge, I hope that you win that battle. I pray our story fills you with hope and faith. Know that God will be with you every step of the way. He walked beside us, and at times, carried us throughout this journey.

If you have recently lost a loved one, then I hope our story will fill you with the peace, comfort, and hope that only God can bring.

After Beth passed, many people told me I should write a book about her life and our journey. Here it is. I hope that after reading this book, you will have a strong sense of who Beth Wheeler was. I am confident that once you do, you will love her too. More importantly, I hope you will be inspired by her life and her faith in Jesus Christ. She only lived sixty-one years, but oh how she lived! Everyone dies, but many never really live. Beth lived every day to its fullest.