Love, Ministry & Music: Building a Life with Pace

When I married my long-time business partner, Pace, in Spring 2025, I gained more than a husband. I gained a producer, a partner in ministry, and a home in Waller, Texas. Here's what the last year has taught us about making music and a marriage at the same time.

The first thing we learned is that the studio doesn't know how to clock out. It took us months to set a real boundary. Now we have a rule. After 7pm, unless it's an emergency, the music waits. The marriage doesn't.

The second thing is that creative disagreement and personal disagreement are not the same thing, even when they feel like they are in the moment. Pace hears a song one way, I hear it another way, and sometimes we go back and forth until one of us gives in or we land somewhere new together. I had to learn that him pushing back on a vocal take isn't him pushing back on me. He had to learn that when I get quiet in a session, it usually means I'm praying through something, not pulling away from him.

What surprised me most is how much our marriage has shaped the sound of this new music. Ministry has its own rhythm, and we've had to learn to honor that too. Before we record anything, we pray over it. Not as a formality, but because I believe what I sing matters more than how it sounds, and Pace believes that too. That shared conviction has carried us through the late nights, the schedule conflicts, the moments when we were more producer and artist than husband and wife and had to find our way back.

A year in, I can tell you marriage didn't slow the music down. If anything, it gave it somewhere to come from. Pace knows my voice better than anyone, in the booth and outside of it. And I've learned that the man who can tell me a take isn't ready yet is the same man who's never once let me feel like I wasn't enough.

We're still learning. We're still adjusting. But I wouldn't trade a single late night, hard conversation, or unexpected song for anything. This next season of music carries both of us in it, and I can't wait for you to hear it.