I am a walking paradox. A worker who likes to sleep, a creator who likes boundaries, and a caring heart who can sometimes keep people at a distance. I'm open, and open-minded, and I try to learn from every experience and to continually grow as a person.

My mother heard me picking out "Frere Jacques" on a toy piano when I was just a toddler. My parents put me in music lessons when I was in kindergarten. Somehow music was less of a choice and more just a part of who I was. I loved words, and I loved melodies...Both of these things are essential in songwriting.

I listened to a lot of Gospel music. The first recording I owned was the soundtrack for the Broadway musical "Annie"! I was ten years old and I drove my sister crazy singing all of the songs.

I think I like "Only Have My Love" best. I love what it expresses, and how the chords and melody sound. But I've written many songs since then that I love. Usually each new song becomes my favorite for a while.

My greatest success is that I am still pursuing music despite many discouragements and an uncertain future! There is no financial stability, and it is a difficult road. But I travel it because there's nothing I'd like to do more, and I don't want to quit.

I was really honored that they would use the song. It's one that has meant a lot to me and to other people. I was a big fan of the show, and having a song used was surreal and very, very exciting!

The song "Butterfly Girl" was a call to "get over myself" and to stop allowing insecurities, particularly ones regarding physical appearance to be so preoccupying that they colored my whole life. Women and girls are under so much pressure, especially in North America, to align with a commercial paradigm of beauty, and it takes so much energy from all of the good and beautiful things that they could be offering the world. We are beautiful simply because we exist, I believe as God's creation.

After writing the song, I found out that if a butterfly is helped out of its cocoon, it will be unable to fly. What an amazing analogy for life! Our struggles make us who we are, and strengthen and prepare us to handle challenges and to help other people. Even if a struggle only serves to give us empathy for the struggles of others, that is a good thing.

I have just finished recording songs that I would like to put out for sale somehow, but I'm not sure if I'll go the traditional route of manufacturing CDs. It's costly, and too many people won't pay for them anymore! I'm also traveling a lot to co-write with other writers, artists and producers.

I love spending time with my nephew and niece, my family and my husband. I also try to stay connected with my community by getting together with friends and attending a local church on Sunday evenings. I like shows like "Heroes", "Smallville" and "Battlestar Gallactica", and like going to the movie theatre when I can. I play "Scrabble" online with friends (which makes me sounds like such a nerd!) I'm also interested in alternative medicine, and see an herbalist and chiropractor regularly.

I want to say congratulations for pursuing the study of another language. It is not an easy endeavor, but it is a worthwhile one. I speak English and French and understand a very small bit of Spanish. I wish I knew more and if I had the time, I would love to learn to speak more languages.