[Turning Point USA] [1]

Patriot,

What I wouldn’t give for one more love letter from Charlie.  

One more handwritten note left beside my coffee before he rushed out
the door.  

One more folded piece of paper on my pillow before he had an early
flight.  

One more moment where he intentionally set aside the noise of the
world just to remind me that I was loved. 

About this time last year, Charlie and I sat together on-stage at the
Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS), answering questions from young
women about marriage, family, faith, raising children, and the kind of
future they hoped to have one day. 

[Together on stage at YWLS 2025] [1]

Somewhere during that conversation, I mentioned the notes he would
write to me. 

They were one of the many quiet ways Charlie loved me. 

I shared that he would write them whenever he had a moment while he
honored the Sabbath.   

_He never missed one.  _

Sometimes they were only a few sentences, but they carried such a deep
reverence about them. He’d hand me words that felt sacred. 

I saved every single one of those letters.  

[Charlie's Love Letters] [1]

Charlie knew how much those little notes meant to me, and now I
treasure them in a way I never could have understood at the time. 

I hold onto every word he left for me. 

And looking back, I think about the young women in the room listening
to us that night at the Women’s Leadership Summit. 

Because so many of those young women were longing for something this
culture keeps trying to convince them no longer matters. 

A strong family. A faithful marriage. Children raised in a home filled
with purpose and love. 

A life rooted in God instead of endless striving and the empty pursuit
of self. 

And honestly, I think that ache runs much deeper than most people
realize. 

I see it constantly when I meet young women across the country. 

So many feel exhausted by the pressure to chase an image of success
that leaves them anxious, disconnected, and lonely. 

They’ve been told that fulfillment comes from constant
achievement… endless comparison… putting themselves first. 

But as I said last year, the enemy has a way of disguising bondage as
empowerment. 

I think that’s part of why so many young women are drawn to the
Women’s Leadership Summit in the first place. 

Because for one weekend, thousands of young women come together and
realize they are not alone for wanting a different kind of life. 

They meet other young women who still love God, still believe family
matters, and still want meaningful lives rooted in faith and
purpose. 

[YWLS 2025] [1]

Last year during our question-and-answer session at the Women’s
Leadership Summit, one young woman walked up to the microphone... and
Charlie recognized her immediately. 

Before she could even ask her question, Charlie’s face lit up with a
huge smile as he said, _“Hey! So... you’re getting married!” _

The room burst into cheers as she smiled and nodded her head. 

And then Charlie reminded everyone why he recognized her in the first
place. 

The year before, she had stood at the mic and asked him a simple
question: 

_“How do I meet a husband?” _

A year later, she came back to WLS engaged.  

I smile thinking about how excited everyone in that room was for
her. 

I see moments like that every year at the Women’s Leadership Summit.
And after I leave, I always carry home a deep sense of hope about this
next generation of young women. 

Not because they have everything figured out. 

But because so many of them are still searching for what is true, and
for who God designed them to be. 

Revival is not going to come through louder politicians or more
influencers.  

It’s going to come through the living rooms of mothers who pray with
their children, pray over their children, and love their husbands. And
through bold actions of unshakeable devotion to Jesus Christ. 

I believe the way a woman loves her family, raises her children,
serves others, and walks with God leaves a mark on the world far
greater than most people will ever realize. 

That’s why this event matters so deeply to me. 

And when I think back on my own life, I know how true that is. 

Before I met Charlie, I was not dreaming about marriage, motherhood,
and building a family. 

But when I met the right man, everything shifted. Everything
changed. 

And before doors open in San Antonio for the Women’s Leadership
Summit this June, I just want to thank you for helping make this event
possible year after year. 

Thank you for helping us continue pouring into these young women. 

Thank you for helping carry forward a mission that changes so many
lives — including mine. 

I truly cannot wait to see what God does through this next generation
of young women. 

FOR CHARLIE,

 

ERIKA KIRK

CEO & Chair

Turning Point USA

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P.S. Looking back now, I think some of the moments that leave the
deepest mark on your life are the ones you almost don’t realize are
sacred while you’re living them. 

A love note on Saturday. A prayer before bed. A husband asking how he
can better serve you.   

You don’t realize until much later that those small acts of love and
faithfulness were quietly building something eternal inside your
home. 

I read all of Charlie’s love letters even slower now.  

And as I read his words, the weight on my heart reminds me that we
were never promised gray hair and rocking chairs — even though we
assumed it was guaranteed.  

Charlie and I built our marriage around the kind of covenant described
in Ephesians 5 — rooted in faith, sacrifice, service, and putting
Christ at the center of our home. 

And it's another reason why Charlie cared so deeply about our nation's
young people — both men and women.

He wanted them to know there is still meaning to be found in building
a beautiful life rooted in the things that actually last. 

Get married.  
Have children.  
Build a legacy.  
Pass down your values.  
Pursue the eternal.  
Seek true joy.  

That kind of life may not be what this culture celebrates anymore…
but I still believe with my whole heart that it is the life so many
young women are quietly searching for. 

As the Women’s Leadership Summit approaches, I’m deeply grateful
for people like you who help us continue to create a place where they
can encounter that kind of faith, encouragement, and purpose. 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.  

And with the doors opening in a matter of days, if you’d like to
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