Why This Exists

Sending Grace
started with letters.

Letters are incredible. But what do you do in those smaller moments, when someone crosses your mind, when a friend is hurting, when you don't know what to say but you know you should say something?

During COVID, I wrote DukeMom (my grandma) letters every week. But I also texted her every single night, just three words: sleep sweet, DukeMom. A small reminder that someone loved her when I couldn't be there in person.

Writing to DukeMom taught me something: loneliness isn't only in nursing homes. It's your friend whose dog just died. The kid whose parents are splitting up. The parent who just got a hard diagnosis. Everyone has a moment where they need to hear from someone. And when we don't know what to say, we say nothing. But silence can feel like absence. That's a missed opportunity.

This tool is for those moments. The sleep sweets. The thinking-of-yous. The I-don't-know-what-to-says. Pick the situation, we'll give you the words. Because when you don't know what to send, send grace.

- Grace O'Rourke, Founder of Sending Grace