Musician

I love to sing all kinds of music, but I know that my heart is for people to know God, and I want them to experience his love.

I loved Celine Dion. I loved Whitney Houston and these big powerhouse vocals.

You have to know your identity. It's the biggest thing in wanting to pursue creative dreams.

When I was 15, I had this illness and was basically housebound for two years.

I grew up listening to country music with my dad on the way to school.

We, as Christians, have a legacy to leave, and it's all about a love of Christ to permeate the music and reach the hearts of all of the people out there, that don't know him and do know him.

I definitely don't want to only make music in the Christian genre. I want to expand and kind of dive into whatever else is in store. But that doesn't mean I don't love what I get to do as well.

When I was a kid, and God was talking to me about music, I was like, 'Okay, I'll sing mainstream music,' because I was afraid to sing Christian music to alienate my friends. Honestly, it was going on 'Idol,' having that kind of exposure, that I realized there's something different about me. I just crave God being a part of every moment.

I have known in my heart since I was a little girl that music was a major part of my life and always would be, but seeing others respond to the words I sing amazes me.

Being from South Louisiana, we're just kind of rootsy.

I get so full off of stories that people send in of encouragement.

I want God to be speaking louder than the music.

The word 'empower' is something that kept coming up in my heart.

When it comes to awards and things like that - I don't know why - I just always sit in amazement and never really expect it.

Someday, I hope to do a jazz club tour.

Seriously, my heart is to just go forward as far as I can, making music that I love and seeing where the journey takes me.

If we show people that fear isn't actually the place that we have to surrender to, fear isn't actually the thing that we have to answer to, but instead, it's going in and loving people.

I want to be a good steward and make sure what's in my heart is what God wants, and then once it's done and released, at that point it's up to God and what he does on the back end.

As I've gotten older, my love for jazz has increased.

The most incredible part of seeing people embrace and recognize my music is experiencing the lives of people when they are powerfully affected, encouraged, and personally impacted.