Hope in the Heartbreak

hope growth plant growing through cracks redemption

My songs have been born out of heartbreak.  I dated my high school sweetheart for 4 years. I thought I was going to marry him. He was the one who picked out my first guitar, Stella, and taught me a few chords. Then he broke my heart and shocked my friends and family when he…

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Waiting on Answered Prayer

women in prayer at sunset

The hardest thing about life is unanswered prayer. Throughout my 20s, I prayed for a husband. I met the man of my dreams, and then he married someone else. I hit 30, and I remained single. The waiting period was excruciating. The hardest thing about waiting was not knowing if God would ever answer. I…

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God is Stronger Than Your Past

sky opening up to heavens

I remember when I wrote the song Face of God. I was sitting in my room at my apartment. My roommate wasn’t home, and I had been listening to Mumford and Sons a lot. They had just made their debut, and I was trying to learn their new song. In the midst of me playing their…

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The World Needs Your Dream

amy goloby performing AMTC SHINE Gaylord Orlando Florida

It was December 2012. I had just moved back home from Austin, and I had this big goal in mind that I wanted to perform my songs before the year was over. I had procrastinated ALL YEAR because I was too afraid, and now I had only a couple weeks left before the New Year,…

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