Curtis Wish I Was 21 Again Country Song
Ken Abraham and Steven Curtis Chapman saturday contiguous on Steven Curtis Chapman's back porch, looking each other in the eyes as Chapman relived May 21, 2008, the day his then teenage son hit his v-year-old daughter Maria with the SUV.
It's a story he's told before. As his son drove the Land Cruiser slowly up the driveway, the rambunctious Maria darted out to encounter him as her older sis screamed for her to cease. The fatal accident has been a dominant chapter in the family'south story for the last nine years – but Chapman doesn't want the tragedy to define them. On the 30th anniversary of his first album, the Grammy-winning Christian singer teamed with Abraham, his longtime friend and New York Times bestselling writer, to co-write his biography.
"Between Heaven & the Real Globe: My Story" is in stores now. The book chronicles Chapman's journeying from his childhood in Paducah, Ky., through his courtship with his wife Mary Beth, to Nashville where he's enjoyed decades of success as a Christian music singer. Chapman's self-effacing sense of humour shines through the book as does his honesty about the struggles early in his union and the religion that carried his family unit through international adoption and their darkest days following Maria'south decease.
"He was so willing to look me in the eye and tell me that story," Abraham said. "There were times neither of u.s. could talk. His courage in reliving those horrific moments …"
Steven Curtis Chapman was never supposed to be the star — his gig was his brother's backing musician. The Chapman brothers played all over Kentucky, making their way to Nashville in 1981 where they auditioned to sing at Opryland U.s.. The audition didn't become as planned: both men were hired as singers. The twist of fate changed Chapman's musical future. Later that summer, he performed on The Grand Ole Opry with other Opryland singers. Like his audience, that didn't get equally planned either – simply information technology provides ane of Abraham'southward favorite stories in the book. During his performance, Chapman realized he didn't know all of the words to "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which sent him into a panic. He recovered and has gone on to play the Opry many times, fifty-fifty every bit recently as earlier this month.
The botch didn't sour Chapman on Nashville. Near 5 years later he and his new wife Mary Beth moved to Music City. Today, with 58 Gospel Music Association Pigeon Awards, five Grammys, 48 No. 1 songs and 11 million albums sold, Chapman is the about awarded artist in Christian music history.
"I always knew someday I would want to write my story," Chapman said. "I experience similar information technology'south a crazy story anyway, but when I started writing it, I feel like it'due south 15 or 20 lifetimes lived in i life."
Chapman had watched his married woman pen her book "Choosing to Come across: A Journey of Struggle and Promise," which was released about six years ago. He knew the process was going to exist strenuous and wonderful but also "a heartbreaking procedure to revisit the deep valleys."
"One of the compelling reasons to really tell my story in a real honest and vulnerable mode was how much impact I've seen Mary Beth'southward story have on people," Chapman said. "It felt important for me to be able to honor how deep the devastation was, even allowing myself to share in great item, the context of my full story what the tragedy was similar."
In "Between Heaven & the Existent Globe: My Story" Chapman describes sitting in his dining room with his married woman — each working on projects for their oldest daughter's upcoming wedding. He recounts realizing Maria had been striking and the terrifying and frantic moments that followed: calling 911 and chasing the helicopter that carried his youngest to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
"God, you lot can't allow this happen … You can't inquire this of us," he remembers saying.
Chapman was adamant not to leave the infirmary without Maria, writing he would bar the doors and continue praying until "God brings out piffling daughter back to us."
Information technology didn't work that way. When the couple arrived at the emergency room, doctors told them they had done everything they could but Maria hadn't survived.
When they were led in, Maria looked like she was comatose. Chapman prayed for the next 5 minutes until his married woman told him Maria was with Jesus. The singer wrote that he wanted to crawl into bed abreast his daughter, but he had five other children who needed him. Chapman was aware of the doctors and nurses in the room and was "overcome with the sense" that he should say something.
Steven Curtis Chapman: Grief over daughter 'unfixable'
"This is what everything in life comes down to," he said. "And if somehow this moment right now could change eternity for y'all that would honour my trivial daughter's life."
Chapman wondered how his family unit was going to survive. They cried, leaned on hope, faith, friends and family unit.
Almost ix years later, Abraham noted that Chapman withal carries the pain just below the surface. Seven months after the conversation that led to writing the chapter well-nigh Maria's death, Abraham said he jokes with Chapman about sending him "a big bill for his therapist duties."
With Chapman, Abraham's goal was "to get his centre on paper."
"He knew it had to be done and was willing to go at that place with me," Abraham said. "He didn't go along digging those holes. He was always willing to come back up. At that place's some fun stories in there. People are going to be encouraged. The takeaway is that no matter what you face in life, with your faith in God, y'all really can overcome."
Today Chapman is thankful for the opportunity to remember his life in such detail.
"I wanted people to find their own story in me telling mine," he said. "If nothing else, so they don't feel every bit lone on their journeying. I wanted people to say, 'Hither'south a guy who has his face on album covers, he should have information technology together. And he'southward still struggling with this, and so I'm not alone.' There's promise in this."
Reach Cindy Watts at 615-664-2227, ciwatts@tennessean.com or on Twitter @CindyNWatts.
Steven Curtis Chapman's "Betwixt Heaven & the Real World: My Story" is available now.
Source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/17/steven-curtis-chapman-finds-hope-after-daughters-death/98860244/
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