About Me

I grew up in church, but serving Jesus didn’t really make sense until High School. Shortly after that I began leading worship for my youth group (thanks, Joe, for the gentle pushing). It was then that I first began feeling God’s path for my life was leading to ministry.  After high school I continued to lead worship in youth groups & college groups.  I attended Palomar College for a couple years then transferred to Azusa Pacific University where I studied music. I loved my time at APU and tried to take advantage of this amazing opportunity. God blessed me with some great professors that helped me grow as a Christian and a musician. I graduated in 1999 with a degree in music (emphasis in Theory & Composition) and got a job at my home church after graduation.  I have been in ministry ever since.

I started writing songs when I was 16. The songs were a response to God’s grace and goodness in my life. When I finally understood God’s love for me and His plan for salvation, I couldn’t believe God would extend His grace and mercy, even when I wasn’t looking. This idea inspired many songs early on, most of which will never see the light of day.

Nowadays I still love to write songs as a response to God, but as I’ve matured and persevered through life’s ups and downs, some of my songs have turned out to be a prayer to God…a surrendering into His hands. In fact, I Surrender was the first song I wrote where I noticed the congregation was truly responding to it. That song really came about after having been thrown into the deep end of ministry and being asked to swim. I think seeing the congregation respond to the song was the proverbial carrot in front of the horse; I couldn’t stop wanting to write songs. As I continue to go through life’s experiences, they help shape the framework from which I write. After all this time, many things have been shaped and even changed, but one thing remains the same: God’s gifts of love, grace & mercy still extend to meet me where I am (and you too)!