Pendleton

Every since I was a little I always knew that I was supposed to sing,but I never knew why. I thought that it was because I had a good voice. So I participated in various children choirs, talent shows, became my high schools student choir director, and was a member of two singing groups. I got such a high off of singing,but didnt understand why. Till one day god led me to a music producer who ended up producing one of the music groups that I was a member of.I was a member of this group for one year when my producer decided that I did not belong with this group and wanted to work with me as a solo artist.At that time I was labeling my self as a R&B artist.I ended up getting pregnat at 17 and knew that I had to more than just singing to provide for me and my family.I ended up losing touch with my producer,but god had placed him in my life for a reason.After 1yr of losing the connection with my producer on easter of 1997 he walked through the door of my church where he later became the minister of music.We began working together again but this time as a christian artist.During this time I became a flight attendant with southwest airlines and between family and work I did not have much time to record.I still recorded but I was unable to complete projects in a reasonable time frame.In the meantime I got married to my husband Cleveland Smith and now had 2 children Deontre and Devaunte.Time started to free up for me to record,but now my producer was unable to record because his studio was in the process of moving. While I was waiting for his new studio to be built my husband and I decided it was time for us to buy our first home.While our home was being built we found out that my producers house was being built two houses down the street from us.After my producers studio was built god gave him instruction to stop producing and to pastor a church. When this happened I began to give up.He was the only person I trusted to give me guidance with my singing.I ended up joining the church that he was pastor and now accepted him as my spirtiual leader.It is now 2002 and I have now had my 3rd child Dominique.I became a worship leader with my church and decided to become a foster parent of 5 children bringing my total children to 8.I left my job and became a full time mom.Even though I had basically given up on singing god had not given up me.My pastor began showing my husband how to produce and started showing him how to play the keyboard.Istill had one big problem I did not how to write music and had no one to write for me.One day god sent one of my sisters in christ to me with lyrics she said please do whatever you can with these songs god keeps sending them to me and I nothing to do with them.That was the start of a new begining.But I still had a problem I had these words in my head scrambled up in my head I had no way to release it. I tried to write it down but it was locked in my head.One day I broke down and cried "Lord I know I am supposed to write but nothing will come out",and he replied "write and I will give you the words."On that day he gave me 3 songs and continues to bless me!In 2006 Igave birth to Donivan and in 2007 we adopted two of our foster children.Now I have 6 children and am now 9yrs happily married.