Why it’s cool I made an album …
A lot of people make music for a living and a lot of people have put out albums, EPs, etc. Depending on the style or the flavor of the day, it seems anyone can do it. So, why is it a big deal that I, too, have released an album – specifically a contemporary Christian CD? Why does it matter?
It matters because NO ONE saw it coming – not my friends, not my family – not me. No one, but God, that is. He woke something up inside of me and things haven’t been the same since.
1. I started this adventure a year and a half ago (not working on the album, but writing songs and singing – I know, crazy right?!)
2. From writing to recording and releasing, the process took 5 months (& 5 trips to Nashville) – quick by a lot of standards
3. I didn’t grow up singing in choirs – I was a jock
4. I didn’t grow up going to church – I was baptized at 18 & confirmed at 22
5. I do not read music, nor do I play an instrument
6. I am a stay-at-home Mom of 3, living in Minnesota
7. I had never written a full song before last year
8. I started singing at women’s shelters, fundraisers and prayer gatherings
9. I held songs & melodies in my head, until a friend helped me record the raw vocals
10. I met an amazing musician, told him my story & he offered to produce my album (yes, just. like. that.)
11. the musicians who played on, co-wrote & produced the album, have worked with Amy Grant, Michael W Smith, Chris Tomlin, Mark Schultz, Kenny Loggins, Kathy Troccoli and a LONG list of other spectacular singers, songwriters and musicians
12. I had never set foot in a studio or recording booth until this year
13. I never dreamed this big of a dream
14. this is ONLY the beginning, all by the grace of God
15. I pray every day to have the faith and courage to follow in obedience where He’s calling me to go
