Everybody needs a helping hand, take a look at your fellow man..

I think the first time you try anything in a public way, you feel really exposed..

I can look back at different times in my life when I felt I could not find my way out of whatever it was. I'm not necessarily talking about marriage,….

Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got ….

If you went to your closet today, would you pull out the same outfit you wore 10 or 15 years ago? You wear feelings and faith differently as well..

I'm going to live what I believe.

I need music like I need water..

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody els….

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that has clarity and means something to somebody else….

If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and I'd learn how they laugh..

The world my children are growing up in is so much more sophisticated and exposed - emotionally, intellectually, sexually..

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived..

To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it or get a great idea and you want to w….

Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good abou….

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like….

I think that if my kids are completely convinced of God's unfailing love for them, whether they fail or not, they'll have confidence to persevere in ….

I write about everything, but I just - how faith filters through all that and colors your opinion of other people and life and all that..

I know my own weaknesses as a human being, and as a musician, as a singer and as a woman..

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same ti….

I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music..