Fortitude

Send us Fan Mail It was one of the biggest nights of Lon’s professional career when Lon received a call from his only daughter Grace while driving to his company's acquisition celebration. It was the kind of call that no parent expected to get. Lon’s daughter, Grace, was very active in multiple school activities, and church and loved spending time with her family. She hid her pain and sufferi...

Send us Fan Mail Raised in the Bronx by a single mamma and older sister, Manny found himself in 'fight' mode most of his childhood and young adult years. Living in a constant state of survival in the middle of the crack/cocaine crisis, amongst some of the toughest  gangs and drug lords, Manny managed to escape this destructive and dangerous lifestyle.  Football was the vehicle that broug...

Send us Fan Mail Brandi & Kira Part 2! If you have not listened to Part 1 with Brandi & Kira - please do so. Their relationship is a true gift and blessing to us all. :) In this episode we discuss Narcissistic Behavior Disorder in great detail. The truth is - most of us have experienced someone with narcissistic behavior. What are the signs/behaviors to look for? How do you know when you a...

Send us Fan Mail A BIG Thank you to all of our listeners! We are so grateful that our audience is enjoying the stories we are sharing. Our guests are so brave and vulnerable and they are trusting us to hold them in a safe space.  In this bonus clip - Amos and Heather bring you behind the mic and in the room to discuss the mission and future of Fortitude and the incredible direction the podcast is...

Send us Fan Mail Brandi is a South Dakota native, and mother to her beautiful daughter Kira. Single motherhood began for her with the birth of her daughter in 2004. Throughout the years, they have stayed by each other's side and developed an inseparable bond as they tackled various obstacles. Just out of High School, Kira talks about her journey dealing with issues like, social media, the pre...

Send us Fan Mail Stephan Harrison, a follower of Jesus Christ, believes in the radical story of redemption because he has experienced it first hand. Having come from a past of brokenness, chaos, and incarceration - Stephan values the importance of good decision making and obedience. Stephan was deemed by a local news station in SD to be the prisoners’ preacher; a title which has stuck and he striv...

Send us Fan Mail Marta Sauret Greca is the CEO of 'Media - The Creative Agency', wife to Micheal, mother of 6, minimalist, podcaster, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. At the young age of 9 years old Marta migrated to the USA from Italy with her parents and 4 siblings. Her father accepted a job in the states as a collegiate professor and her mother was a full time mom in a foreign count...

Send us Fan Mail As President and Founder of Pizza Ranch, Inc., Adrie has led the company from the opening of the very first store in Hull, Iowa in 1981 to the franchising of 200+ restaurants in 14 states.  He understands the key to Pizza Ranch’s continuing success is the brand’s commitment to providing a legendary guest experience on each and every visit.  Adrie leads with humility, while buildin...

Send us Fan Mail 'THE KATE' from Amos and Heather Kittelson's story. Heather's earthly angel! There are people on this earth that live in the Spirit 24/7 and all they want to do is love others, help others and build the Kingdom.  Kate has been pivital in my personal transformation and she touches the lives of everyone she comes in counter with. I am SO grateful for this beautif...

Send us Fan Mail Pornography and sexual addiction needs to be addressed and openly talked about! If you have internet access and smart phones under your roof - you, your spouse and your children have direct access to pornography and predators are lurking for access to your children. What are you doing to monitor this access? It almost always starts 'by accident' and we can not pretend an...

Send us Fan Mail In this bonus episode, Amos and I ask each other 5 random questions and have fun surprising one another with our answers! Enjoy getting to know your host and co-host. ***************************************************************************************** As a fan of our podcast and mission to spread Hope and Healing through the message of Jesus Christ - We would appreciate your...

Send us Fan Mail Brett and Kari lived with undeniable loss and discouragement during the first several years of their marriage.  Their story is unfortunately very common among so many couples in our world today. The story of miscarriage and infertility is hard and very discouraging. Through their grief and loss - they found divine strength and comfort through Christs love, each other and their com...

Send us Fan Mail Elena Evans was born in Russia and later adopted by a family in Minnesota. Elena was born with a rare medical condition which resulted in amputation of both of her feet at the tender age of four years old. Assured by her doctors that with the help of prostheses, she could be as active as any other child. From the outside, it may seem as though Elena’s obstacles would consume her l...

Send us Fan Mail Kim Sanow is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice. During this episode we dig into generational trauma - the causes and the disfunction that lives on in families through generations. We breakdown ways to break free from this vicious cycle and discuss hard core truths about generational addiction. Kim is in the process of writing her first book, and has writ...

Send us Fan Mail Kim Sanow was born in the inner-city of St. Paul, raised in a challenging home and spent most of her teen years living on a farm.  Kim met and married the love of her life, Jerry, and they were married for 40 years before Jerry passed away from prostate cancer in 2020. They spent most of their married life living on their peaceful farm, making wonderful memories with their four be...

Send us Fan Mail Chris is a Sioux Falls SD native, married to his soulmate Cori, and a father of 4 beautiful kiddos. Chris has been on a life long journey of hurt and pain but today he celebrates life and appreciates all of his adversities. At age 7, Chris was hit by a drunk driver riding his bike in his neighborhood and almost died. On his 12th birthday,  Chris found out his mother and father wer...

Send us Fan Mail Paul grew up on a farm in Sheldon Iowa and was fortunate enough to grow up in a christian family. His parents taught him and his siblings how to respect themselves so they could respect others in return. Shortly after obtaining his associates degree in business marketing he set off to Sioux Falls but was unsure of his next steps. Paul stumbled across a small rural garden center so...

Send us Fan Mail Overcoming the Aftermath - Sara's survivorship story of alcoholism and domestic violence An early October day in 2016, Sara's world was forever changed. It was a brutal attack by someone she once trusted. The actions by this person could have easily taken her life. She survived to tell her story, not only on this attack but the previous abuse she endured as well as her e...

Send us Fan Mail On October 28th, 2005 it was just like any other day. Wendy and her girls woke up, got ready for the day and after they all said "see ya later' and "I love you" - all three of them left the house. Wendy took the tar road in to town and Tatum (16 - junior) and Deidre (14 - freshman) took the gravel road towards school.  Once Wendy got to town, she had passed an...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to Fortitude…I am your host Heather Kittelson! I am a small town girl from MN who bleeds love and admiration for others, especially those who have gone through really tough stuff and yet live today to tell their stories of hope and Fortitude. This podcast is all about spotlighting individual stories of overcoming adversity and pain…one story at a time. Our brave...

Send us Fan Mail September 8, 2017 the second game of Trenton's senior football season,  Hills-Beaver Creek  was playing in Mountain Lake, MN, about two hours away from Hills. With 90 seconds left to play, they were up 28 to 20. The other team had the ball and they were marching down the field. Trenton was on defense and went to the outside of the field to go around a blocker and came around...

Send us Fan Mail Oaklyn  was born on January 4, 2018, after an amazing pregnancy! What Travis and Jessica didn't  know was that Oaklyn was born with an extremely rare Hemangioma on her  liver that ruptured due to the pressure of delivery. After 10 hours,  many blood transfusions, her heart-stopping more times than we could  count and an unsuccessful surgery, they had to make the decision to l...

Send us Fan Mail Allen Peratt, Sr. is a pastor, chaplain and cancer survivor whose story has taken him through abuse, addiction, military service, trauma, loss, imprisonment, and eventually, salvation. From the moment he was born on April Fools Day of 1948, it was clear he would face many challenges.  Pastor Al's earliest years were marked by abuse, time spent in foster homes, and his parents...

Send us Fan Mail In June of 2021, Tim Schut learned he had developed Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech (PPAOS), a rare neurodegenerative syndrome, which will rob him of his superpower: speech.   Tim's story is powerful, uplifting and one in a million...just like his diagnosis. In this episode you will hear Tim talk in depth about his disease, his supportive & loving family and his des...

Send us Fan Mail Amos and Heather Kittelson share their story and journey of breaking generational trauma to find hope and healing from mental health and addiction. With sensitivity and care, Amos and Heather recreate the morning Heather was contemplating suicide after battling a year and a half of postpartum depression and overuse of alcohol. With tremendous empathy and a compassionate desire to...