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

I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

The same rain that drowns the rat will grow the hay.

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 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.

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.