Hey there, As we turn the page into May, we’re stepping gently into a sacred space together here at Purpose + Grit. This month, our theme is one that touches every heart in some way—grief. Not just the kind that comes from losing someone we love, but the quiet, often unseen grief too… The prayers that went unanswered.The dreams that didn’t unfold the way we hoped.The versions of life we had to let go of. Grief doesn’t follow a timeline. It doesn’t ask for permission. And more often than not,...

Welcome to March. Here in the midwest, we often find that March doesn’t quite know what it wants to be. One day, the snow falls sideways in blizzard-like sheets — sharp and unrelenting. The next, the sun pours down warm and golden, and you can almost smell spring in the air. You see patches of grass bravely peeking through.You hear birds testing out their songs.You feel the hope of something new. And then — winter reminds you it isn’t finished yet. This is the season of the wait. We are...

December Is Here—Let Your Heart Prepare Here in South Dakota, we were greeted with our first big snowfall this weekend, and just like that—everything outside looks like a winter wonderland. My Christmas tree went up shortly after Thanksgiving wrapped up, and now it feels like the season is fully settling in. As the world around us begins to shimmer with lights and quiet beauty, our Daily Prayer emails are turning our hearts toward the true meaning of this season. From December 1–24, we’ll be...