The Grit and Grace Project, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit parent organization, has gathered a community of women who desire to transform women’s lives by sharing our hard-earned wisdom, equipping them with the grit and grace needed to conquer life’s challenges, and inspiring a passion to follow Christ, the greatest source of our strength. We can do this important work through the generous support of those who believe in our mission.

The Grit and Grace Life website is for strong women and those who want to be. A treasure trove of insights from women of all ages and stages on every area of life. Articles written by this community of women with the purpose of giving others the tools they need to navigate each day. Focusing on areas of life every woman deals with, relationships, purpose, faith, motherhood, also life and culture which addresses the world around them. The writers tackle all things big and small, praying that as they do, they can help others discover their strength.

Smart Living with Grit and Grace Podcast Each week, The Grit and Grace Project president Darlene Brock and co-host Julie Bender share 15 minutes of life lived, lessons learned, and wisdom gained—a playbook to help you master this grit and grace life. They will tell you they don’t know everything, but they’ve learned a lot. As Darlene says, “Life’s too short to learn from your mistakes; learn from someone else’s.”

The Smart Living in Small Bites guidebook series was created by women who wrote the books they wished they had when they needed them. In each guidebook, you will have a chance to:

Read another woman’s story—a story like yours.
Discover the problems she faced and the steps she took.
Find courage through her confidence and hope.
Pen your own story and struggles on the pages provided.
Take comfort in realizing you don’t have to walk alone.

Every guidebook provides understanding, wisdom, and hope, undergirded by the strength of our faith, which is the hallmark of this series.

A Message from President, Darlene Brock

The most valuable life lessons I have learned were listening to the wisdom of another, watching what they did and how they lived. I knew I wasn’t alone in that reality. The Grit and Grace Project was started to gather women from every age and place in life a place to share what they have learned—valuable life lessons that will be for you what others have been for me.