The Road Ahead and Miles Behind (A Story of Healing and Redemption Between Father and Son)

“I’ve got some stuff with my parents, and my parents got some stuff with their parents. And while most times I’ve been able to move past those grievances, there was also an issue with reconciling with my father. 

So I asked the Big Man Upstairs for one more try, one more time to see if I could have something with my dad, a cordial ground to walk on.”

In November of 2020, the “Big Man Upstairs” presented Mike Liguori with a phone call and an awkward invite from his father to join him on a 3000 mile, eleven-day road trip to attend the twelve Hours of Sebring Auto Race. Mike wanted to say no, but his intuition told him otherwise, emphasizing how much he needed to go on the trip. After all, “it might be the only one I get with him.”

And so, Mike went. What started as a reluctant last-ditch effort to find common ground with his father became the trip of a lifetime, giving them the space to openly share their grievances, experiences, and the complexities of life. Throughout the trip, Mike Liguori found that he and his father were cut from the same cloth—both romantics, both men of passion and purpose. And no matter their difference, he found that there was still a love between them that was unconditional. 

The Road Ahead and Miles Behind tells of the complex yet beautiful relationship of a father and a son. Through stories of faith, healing, and love, the two found redemption and a chance to start anew—not just as men, but as father and son.