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Hello, Estella, You mention that your songs feel like journal entries. When you were writing “All I Know (to my knees),” what was happening in your personal life that made you sit down and pour these specific thoughts onto paper?
At the time, I was walking through a season where I felt like everything familiar was shifting like relationships, dreams, even my sense of self. It was one of those moments where I had no clear direction, and all the striving just left me more tired and confused. Writing “All I Know (to my knees)” was like a relief . I couldn’t force clarity, or answers from God but I could fall to my knees and admit that even if I didn’t have answers, I knew where my help came from.
Moving from Oklahoma to Franklin must have been a huge shift. How did that transition influence the themes you explore in Growing Pains, especially that “quiet ache of leaving home” you describe?
It was definitely a bittersweet move. I left behind family, childhood friends, my small town..for a dream I knew God had placed in my heart. That ache of leaving home shows up a lot in “Growing Pains” I’ve found that faith doesn’t always mean things feel easy. There’s this soft grief that comes with growing up, even when it’s good. That quiet ache is what made me lean on God more.
You worked with Hunter Plake on this track. What was it like collaborating with someone who also understands the balance between faith and the music industry? Did his perspective change how you approached the song?
Absolutely. Hunter brought such a steady presence into the room. I think his humility and honesty gave me the freedom to be even more vulnerable with the song. Instead of trying to make it fit a mold, we focused on what was real and that’s what made it powerful. It wasn’t about performance, it was about surrender.
You talk about choosing Jesus over everything else as something that changed for you. Can you walk us through what that moment of clarity looked like and how it shaped your approach to making music?
It was a series of small, holy interruptions lol! Times where I felt lost in comparison, unsure if I was enough, and God would gently remind me that being chosen by Him was the only thing that mattered.
The image of God preparing a table where you can rest with your closest people is so vivid. Where does that picture come from for you, and how do you hope listeners will connect with that idea of presence over performance?
That image comes straight from Psalm 23 “You prepare a table before me.” I’ve always been moved by the idea that even in chaos or pressure, God invites us to just sit and breathe. I hope listeners feel that same invitation when they hear my music. That they can lay down the weight, pull up a chair, and know that God isn’t asking them to perform, He just wants to be with them.
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