I'm All Your'n

I have never been a big concert fan but have always been obsessed with words and lyrics that make me feel something. I fell in love with Tyler’s music when I first heard “Way of the Triune God,” because something about it reminded me of singing in choir with my grandma in the little bitty church I grew up in. It reminded me of going with her to listen to southern gospel bands, where I LOVED to hear how deep the bass singers could go. It makes me feel grounded in who I am now, even though I’ve completely changed from the little girl I used to be.

Music has been a constant in my life - from my parents playing all the greats throughout my childhood, everything from Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Gary Stewart, Conway Twitty to Lynrd Skynrd, Alan Jackson, Bob Segars and everything in between. I’ll never forget belting out “Delta Dawn" with my mama, and my dad having a CD made for me to listen to the night before my wedding with just one song on it - “To a Sleeping Beauty” by Jimmy Dean. I still can’t listen to that one without bawling like a baby. I’ll always remember laughing so hard my ribs hurt while trying to practice the Salt-n-Pepa “Push It” dance with my sister to perform it at my wedding (that performance never happened, I can’t sing OR dance but my sister was great). I used to dream of becoming a photographer who worked with bands to create album cover art.

When “In Your Love” by Tyler Childers came out it brought back so many memories of my husband before we even started dating. He waited for me and swears to this day that he knew what he was waiting for. I played that song to death- until my husband had the lyrics memorized too. I think I played it so much that he figured I ought to hear it in person so he bought me tickets to see Tyler Childers live and I can’t find the words to describe it.

Music is the one thing for me that always brings on deeply nostalgic emotions. The past and present intertwine seamlessly, and although different lyrics can bring on memories of people and moments I miss, I wouldn’t trade the journey through time for anything.