Some of the songs came from a side project where I committed to write a song a month and send a demo to this small tribe of listeners. A lot of times I did not feel like writing. I just had to because I said I would.

We were going through hard times as a family. We moved to Nashville after living in Raleigh for my kids’ whole life. We had deep roots there, community, a dream of a neighborhood, so that was really hard. And by last year things were still really hard. I had decided I wanted to do a new music project, but I didn’t realize I’d have to do it in the midst of this turmoil.

So, these songs were not written after the fact, but right in the heart of it, and I think that separates this project from what I’ve done before. These songs are mainly relational…very real life, about marriage, about letting go in the parent and child relationship.

CCM: So, you had to write and share these super personal songs with people as you wrote them, how was that for you?
CW: Oh, it was terrifying. I wasn’t in a place where I was could talk about what was going on or give any explanation, so I’m sharing songs like “Hold This House Up” and “Come After Me,” with 65 listeners who were paying close attention, but I couldn’t have a specific conversation about what the songs were about. It was awkward.

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