I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I felt being leveled upon me, I realized at the age of nine, that I was gay.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country radio and its listeners. If desire is any part of this equation, then I'm a contender!

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

I would like to say when I turn the project over to the label that I have been successful. And that's truly the way I feel. But, in addition to the self-pride in 'making' a good album, to be honest, I'd love to have a hit record!