Cancer has taught menot to perform but to just be.There’s no one to hold on to,in my life it’s just me. Wholeness is not gifted,it’s just to be revealed.So, my faith is in Jesus,in Him I am healed. My days […]

Through seventy years,time may seem long.I have lived my life,sometimes right, sometimes wrong. Within each life,those shadows of pain,Jesus is there,with love, not disdain. I awake each dayto walk in His light,though trials may come,my faith holds me tight. The […]

Got up from my bed, fell into the sky,was this a dream? I asked with a sigh.Weightless, I drifted through whispers of light,chasing the dawn as it fled from the night. Though darkness instills its vibrant sounds,God’s mercy in echoes […]

Well, now that the weather is changing, I have done 42 miles in the past two days! It feels great to be back outside! Also, I have just received my newest bike, the Ride1Up V3! It is a gorgeous bike, […]

In all my excitement over the publishing of my first book, I forgot to post this picture! Also, the cover sub-tile is different because I changed the interior and forgot to change the cover.

First and foremost, I have to give thanks to my Creator for blessing me with the courage to put my thoughts and words out there for the world to see. When I first started writing my walkingdeadman blog back in […]

Well, well, well… I finally wrangled this beast into submission! After years of dreaming, doubting, and doing, the process of formatting and editing my manuscript is officially complete. What once felt impossible, just a distant, defiant whisper in my soul—has […]

I awoke one day, my body in sweat,Questions of dreams still lingering unmet.Searching for truth, my heart won’t forgetYet God is my answer, so I have no fret. I’m living now in the midst of a fight,Fear may rise, but […]

The older I get, the faster the clock seems to turn. I am blessed to be fast approaching 70, a milestone I once thought impossible. Ten years have passed since my cancer diagnosis, gone in the blink of an eye. […]

It’s been ten years,Through struggle and strife,Yet grace still holds me,And breathes me to life. Some see the battle,But none know my plight,Still, I rise each morning,With faith in my fight. The nights are restless,The pain cuts deep,Yet in His […]

Here we are—2025! Ten years since my diagnosis with stage four lung cancer and five years with stage four mantle cell lymphoma. These milestones are a testament to the power of faith and belief in the Almighty! Cancer has profoundly […]

My eleventh Christmas! If I had believed my primary care doctor’s words back in 2015, I probably would’ve only seen maybe one or two Christmas seasons. Diagnosed with two stage-four cancers, I’ve defied the odds, and I ride my bicycle […]

Though this life is fleetingAnd this I understand,Now I come to realizeThat I am just a man. Now in the throes of war,I battle every day.Since Jesus is my partner,Cancer holds no sway. I’m deep within the valley,This war goes […]

For 10 long years, I’ve been in a fight,You look at me, yet miss my plight.I battle each day with a warrior’s might,Rising each morning to greet the light. With cancer, my life I’ve rearranged,No acceptance of it at close […]