Author: Jim Gant

C'mon, Grandpa! Spent a magical week building bridges. I love being a Grandpa. What to do when you work so hard your gloves wear out? Get new ones and drive on!!! Buckthehellup, Grandpa! Never knew being a Grandpa would be so...bursting with love! I learned to "see" and "hear" - right here within the confines … Continue reading Buckthehellup….

Today is the most glorious and wonderous of all days. For some time now I have leaned on the Sacred Band and a few others to help light my way. Thank you, Sister Kitty, for shedding light on really, really hard things. Sometimes, one should say these things in private. Sometimes, not. Thank you, Sister … Continue reading Where is He?

I will get ccd as quick as I can. I don’t spend much time thinking about leadership anymore. But I could not pass this up. Too important. I have had some teammates, yes. I have had some friends, yes. They are not the same thing – by any definition. In the world of Special Forces … Continue reading Teammate, part II

Brother and fellow Builder Mike...Not taking much to the Middle Kingdom...but am taking this! Thank you for being my brother. Jim...Mark 5:1-20

This is going to go deeper than I can articulate but I must try. I started fighting our nation’s wars in 1991 in the “First Gulf War”, I fought in Iraq again in 2006-2007 and had multiple deployments to Afghanistan after 9/11. I was a soldier. Going to war was my job. It is what … Continue reading Day 62: Faith…

Here at BTL we are a family. This family extends through the band, clients, family members, friends, neighbors, and many communities all over the country. It is a beautiful and inclusive tribe. A tribe that is not tribal but open to all… I have grown deeply close to the band members here at BTL. That … Continue reading Day 59…Bowl of Cherries

Thank you Brother Doug... Today, your words resonated with me - deeply - as they often do. TOGETHER WE TRANSFORM Jim 1COR13:13 ODA 316...With It or On It...The Spartans....Green Berets....Helmond 2004

Oh yeah. “Kirk” Gant circa 1977 when I was 10 years old. Don’t let the long blonde hair distract you, it is all in the Cowboy logo I was born in 1967 but my love affair with the Cowboys began in 1961 our so the story goes…My dad was an all-state tight end (at 138 … Continue reading Day 44…Ten things everybody ought to know