For singer and songwriter Erin O’Donnell, ten years as a recording artist have flown by, bringing amazing personal and musical maturity.  Back in 1996, O’Donnell was a relative newlywed in her mid-twenties, going from gig to gig in a mini-van with a mattress tossed in the back for overnight runs.  Today, her mini-van is still full--with two car seats, a stroller and more Cheerios between the seats than could ever be found. 

Music was always a passion for Erin, and she followed that passion to the University of Miami, where she not only graduated with a degree in jazz vocal performance, but also met her husband Brad.  He, an aspiring songwriter and producer, as well as a talented musician, shared her musical aspirations, and the two were married in 1994.

It was soon after that the two were surfing the internet and came upon a fledgling Christian recording label in Nashville looking for talent.  Erin became the first recording artist signed through the internet, and the couple moved to Nashville. With Erin’s vocals and Brad’s songwriting talents, her debut album, A Scrapbook of Sorts, shipped to stores nationwide in 1996, immediately racking up two number one radio hits.

Reflecting on ten years of recording, Erin celebrates her history just as she welcomes in the future.  Instead of a crowded room of teens, she is singing to thankful rooms of moms at women’s conferences.  Instead of working a second job at a factory to pay the bills, today she juggles hats as a full-time wife, mother and recording artist.

“I never could have imaged where God would have taken us ten years ago.” she smiles.  But I am grateful for every step of the journey.”