Faith wouldn't be faith without having to trust what is unseen. That's difficult sometimes, and it's almost easier to put our trust in what is tangible. But God wants us to put one foot in front of the other and just step out on faith.

I don't think courting and dating is a liability. I actually think it can be a blessing.

I just believe that marriage is a beautiful representation of God's love for us and that there is such a cherishing that can happen in marriage that is different from any other relationship.

I'm very involved on a lot of levels in making of this album," "I wrote on 11 of the 12 tracks which is, creatively, really important to me. I want to be singing my music passionately and when I'm writing from a place where God has been teaching me something new-when I write from that place-it comes across when I'm singing. That's vital to the message and the reality of God that I want to impart with my music.

Marriage to me means unity, it means strength because I believe that both people can be stronger in their calling because of each other.

I think it takes a truly strong man to cherish a woman.

I always knew that God's way was the best, that I wanted to wait, and that I valued purity.