Island of Clarity
From a narrow, exposed slot in the cliff band Jonathan cranes his neck to get a better look at the rock face above. “Can you see anything?” he asks. “Uhh… […]
From a narrow, exposed slot in the cliff band Jonathan cranes his neck to get a better look at the rock face above. “Can you see anything?” he asks. “Uhh… […]
We had been hiking for eight hours when we reached Hockett Meadow, an expanse of tall grass and wildflowers nestled in a mountain valley. This was the home stretch of […]
“You’re getting so much better at being in uncomfortable situations,” my wife Rachael says to me as I’m falling asleep. “What situations?” “I mean all of it. You’re growing. I […]
After moving to San Diego last month I joined my local CrossFit gym. This happened there yesterday after four rounds of bodyweight clean & jerks, muscle-ups, burpees and double-unders: “Nate, […]
A mass of sun-baked granite boulders the size of our SUV blanketed the side of the desert mountain to our right as we wound uphill at 60 mph. “That’s incredible… […]
As a 17-year-old teenager going through high school, Zack was diagnosed with terminal osteosarcoma. Faced with this knowledge, he chose to invest in something eternal during his remaining time on […]
The engine buzzed as my SUV ate another cloud of flying insects along the highway east of Denver. I thought of our bikes, mounted to the roof and how they […]
A friend posted the below video the other day — it was one of those perfectly framed ideas that spoke to something in my own life. It reminded me about a time […]
Stepping away from the brick wall, I momentarily examined my artwork. In our Naval Academy chaplain’s basement was a wall of quotes, scrawled in black ink across each brick by […]
There’s been a lot to think about over the past week as I’ve stored most of my worldly possessions in preparation for the move to San Diego. Several opportunities opened […]