The fact of the matter is, when I'm on tour, I'm juggling so hard to keep all the balls in the air that I don't often get to really enjoy what I'm out there doing.

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

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.

I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it.

I had the great advantage of a mother who used to tell me the most beautiful years of a woman's life are ages 35 to 45.

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

That happened when I was a freshman in high school. The guy reading it [the Bible] was dating my older sister. I thought he was the cutest thing that had ever happened in Nashville. He was nine years older than me and I thought, 'Mimi, I hate to do this to you, but I'm going to steal this guy away.' So I went to this Bible study thinking I was going to make this guy fall in love with me. I was fourteen. Hey, you know. But I was so overwhelmed by what they were talking about at this Bible study. I became a very serious, committed Christian.