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Inspiration Rodney Lives by

The inspiration I live by comes from my Heavenly Father whom I believe is the God of the universe.  I owe everything to Him.  Without Him I would not exist.  I am a very blessed man (if you don’t believe me just look at the photos of my wonderful family in the photo section) and I believe those blessings come from God.  You might ask “how are you so blessed—you have cancer?” 

Believe it or not, I’ve even found blessings in cancer.  It has forced me to stop and listen to my Creator, whom I believe wanted me to reprioritize my life. 

I’ve always been a busy man as a husband, father, grandfather and a college professor with a CPA practice on the side, and this disease has forced me to sit down, be still, and listen to my God.  I don’t believe God causes bad things—like cancer—to come into our lives, but I believe He can use them to make our lives better if we will just stop and listen to His still small voice which we can hear in nature, through bible study, and through answered prayer.  We are all going to die eventually, some sooner, some later.  What matters most is what happens beyond this short time we spend on this earth.  If it takes something like cancer to get us ready for the eternal life that lies ahead for the faithful believers in God, then so be it.

I have written my story—as an allegory—of my journey living with and battling cancer.  I think you will enjoy reading it not only to gain an understanding of what living with cancer is like—in a way that you can better understand it—but much more importantly, to learn the valuable lessons I have come to learn as I have gone through this journey. 

Please take the time to read so that your life might be touched as mine has.  Just click here to download the story.


—Rodney

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