Kristen’s Point Of View
“Warren’s Song” Song Story (“The Barn” Album)
Blog by Kristen Hicks It’s crazy to me how a moment has the power to change the course of our life. One of those moments for me was one day back in 2009. I was with my sister-in-law, Valerie, and we were riding around town, doing who knows what. My aunt calls me and…
Read More“All the Days of My Life” Song Story (“The Barn” Album)
Blog by Kristen Hicks Ok, can I be honest? This is not the song story I really wanted to share this week. Actually, it’s not really a song story I want to share any week. It’s been blowing my mind how every single week I write a song story, the week leading up to it,…
Read More“You Are My Constant” Song Story (“The Barn” Album)
Blog by Kristen Hicks This is probably my favorite song on the album. As I sit here and think about writing this song, I can’t help but to think about the night it hit me in the face that He was my true constant. The One and only One, who truly knew it all.…
Read More“Your Love Flows Through” Song Story (“The Barn” Album)
Blog by Kristen Hicks The older I get, the more I realize that the things I want to cling to the most in my life are the simple things. Those things that seem foolish in the eyes of the world. The things that make me feel the most whole, the most myself, the most…
Read More“Battle Cry” Song Story (“The Barn” Album)
Blog by Kristen Hicks “Am I an idiot, Abba?” This was seriously the first thing I wrote in my journal tonight. It’s 1 am and I can’t seem to make my brain stop with this question. So, what better time than to write out a song story. “Battle Cry”, well, that seems fitting for…
Read More“I Am Yours” Song Story (“The Barn” Album)
Blog by Kristen Hicks I have struggled with this. I have been all about sharing the stories behind these songs until now when it’s actually time to sit down and start writing them. Mostly, because they are tender. They require me to be vulnerable— to take off any mask that I might be wearing to…
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