I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much.

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

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 else.

In the past, when I'd recorded during a break in a tour, it was so easy to sing, because I felt strong. Also, like so many new mothers, I wasn't getting a lot of sleep, and sleeping is such a huge part of being able to sing.

The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music.

I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.

There is not a formula for the way that God heals. There's not a timetable.