Singer and author Ellie Holcomb says becoming a mother has given her a new perspective on life and a deeper understanding of God’s unconditional love. Holcomb is the mother of three children and the author of three children’s books, each accompanied by an EP of original music. Recently she released two adult-oriented projects: a new album based on Psalms; All my days, and an expanded version of her bestselling prayer book, Fighting Words.
Holcomb She toured full time with her husband’s band, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, until the birth of their first child.
“One of the best things about being a mother is that I get to see the world through my children’s eyes again,” she told Crosswalk Headlines. “Everything feels new and fresh. It’s been such a great experience for me as an adult.”
She said becoming a mother has also given her a new perspective on God’s love and grace.
“We are, first and foremost, beloved sons and daughters of the Most High God,” she said. “So becoming a mother has helped me remember that even before I became a mother, I was a daughter of God and He cares for me so much and He cares for my children so much. What a freedom it is to know that we are all God’s children and we are coming home again. I am thankful for the freedom to be a child, the freedom to fail.”
Her attitude toward her children, she says, reflects the way God sees them: “I don’t want you to feel like you have to do everything right all the time. You can come to me as you are, and that has given me the freedom to come before God as I am.”
Her expanding faith Fighting Wordswhich contains ten prayers including her “poems of life.”“ Her album is based on psalms that were not included in the original. All my daysstarted on Instagram, where she would post a different psalm set to music each week, and fans asked her to include the songs on the album.
“I grew up in the church. [and] I didn’t know it was okay to not be okay.Then I started reading David’s story.“ She said: “… He comes as he is, bringing hope and joy, and he comes as he is, bringing deep sorrow, doubts and questions.
“For me, it was an invitation to come fully into the presence of God as I am, and now it’s a joy to sing those lyrics and invite others to do the same.”
Any Christian who, like me, struggles with memorizing the Bible, can simply sing along with me.“
“These are psalms… psalms that have shaped who I am as a person and I sing them to my kids all the time.“ She said:
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Michael Faust He has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years, and his work has appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Chronicle, Toronto Star and Knoxville News Sentinel.
