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Somebody once asked me, "Why are you always smiling?" The answer to that question: Jesus. He's the most amazing friend I have ever had. I grew up in a Christian home where I was taught about God and learned all of the same Bible stories everybody else knew. As I got older I started feeling a longing in my heart to do something that would glorify my Savior. I had never been told I was a good singer or ever even thought about singing in front of people. When I was 12 years old I started praying and telling God that I wanted to be used by Him to bring Him glory. Within weeks I started singing during the youth services at church. I continued to sing at church and decided that I needed to learn how to play an instrument to accompany my singing. I got my dad's guitar chords book and his acoustic guitar and started learning how to play. After that I found an old keyboard my grandfather had bought me and started learning how to play it as well. Throughout high school I would write songs and then throw them away because I never thought they were good enough to share with other people. I met my wife and her 9 month old little boy in July of 2003 and we were engaged by January of 2004. We were engaged for a full year before getting married on January 12th, 2005. It was the beginning of our lives together and we were so ready for our first year of marriage to be one of happiness and excitement. Unfortunately, 2005 ended up being the hardest year of my life. My Uncle, w