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I grew up in the outskirts of Kansas City, MO, in a small town called Harrisonville. My daddy was a roofer and Church of Christ preacher, and Mom stayed at home.

All I ever wanted to be was a singer. I've never been able to go to a concert without wishing I was onstage. I remember being jealous of Alabama when my dad took me to my first concert at the age of 7. I enjoyed the show, but I would have liked it better if I'd been on stage with them!

When I was a little girl, Dad told me that Patsy Cline's voice was so smoothe and beautiful because she ate so many peas. For years I swallowed peas while holding my nose so I could sound like Patsy. I'm pretty naive.

I had a Christian Rock band when I became pregnant with my first son, Luke. We were opening for big acts like Pillar, Casting Crowns, Reliant K, and here I was with a big baby belly! Then, later, toting my baby around with miniature earplugs in his ears!

I realized right away that I couldn't tell my sons to pursue their dreams if I wasn't doing everything I could toward achieving my own. Aaron, my husband, decided that we should move to Nashville. I couldn't move to Music City and not go back to my Country roots, so now I'm all Country!

I'm currently walking in the footsteps of all the great Country artists before me, playing on the same stages for the same (lack of) pay and paying my dues. How could I NOT love it?

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