The 2014 Dove Awards New Artist of the Year, this Nashville-based singer/songwriter is one of only two independent artists to have won the honor. Earlier this year her debut album hit No. 2 its first week on the Christian chart and No. 1 in the Christian genre on iTunes and at Amazon in its first week out. She previously released two EPs that hit #1 on the iTunes Christian/Gospel charts. She even talks about quitting her day job to pursue music full time, plus starting a family in the midst of all the music endeavors.
“(the Dove Award) still kinda feels like a dream that came true in real life. I am still in shock about it.”
“(the Dove Award) definitely makes its way into introductions as people are introducing me for shows.”
“I never imagined that I would be doing music, honestly, I kind of wanted to do the opposite of that: settle down, do something consistent, predictable.”
“It was a huge step of faith quitting my teaching job, because that was our insurance, that was our consistent salary. What an amazing thing to say Yes. I’m so glad that we didn’t let fear keep us from saying Yes.”
“I am a recovering perfectionist, so, it’s like my worst nightmare for all of my mistakes to be broadcast in front of a lot of people.”
“A lot of the songs were born, really, out of this, praying for God to help me believe that His promises were true. So, I’d in His word and kinda let music come out, and really, a lot of ‘em are just prayers. I say ‘Help me believe’ on this record over and over and over again.”
“The record is sort of like snapshots of the journey that I was walking while I was carrying my girl.”
“I would fly out on the weekends to sing with him, or sing with him whenever he was in Nashville, and so I sort of felt like I was teacher by day, singer by night, on the weekends, and loved that.”
“Music has healing, restorative powers, in a really beautiful way.”
“Being a mom is probably my favorite thing that I’ve ever done that I don’t know how to do.”
"Marvelous Light"