Stories from the ridgeline

Honest words for the roads we never expected.

Reflections on fatherhood, faith, healing, leadership, adventure, and the spaces between expectation and reality.

Raising Grit: What A Mountain Taught My Son About Resilience

The Approach: A Trail of Firsts Some trails leave more than footprints. They leave quiet evidence on the heart; signs that we’re braver and stronger than we ever believed. On July 16th, my son Ben and I stood at the trailhead of Mount Bierstadt, one of Colorado’s revered 14ers, rising 14,060 feet into the thin, […]

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