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Making Space with Hoda Kotb

Cece Winans: "The Spirit Behind My Voice"

Making Space with Hoda Kotb

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4.910.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

CeCe Winans reflects on her musical accolades, how her faith shapes her life, and her friendship with the late Whitney Houston.

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0:00.0

There are some voices that take you somewhere.

0:09.0

There's a spirit behind them that makes you feel something powerful.

0:12.6

And man, Cece Winens, she's one of those singers.

0:16.2

She's also the best-selling and most decorated female gospel artist of all time.

0:22.0

As a woman who spent her life grounded in faith, Cece knows a thing or two about believing.

0:27.6

And that voice, that gift from God, she says, all you have to do is listen.

0:33.8

God, do we believe?

0:37.2

God, do we believe for it?

0:40.2

That's the single off her first ever live album, Believe For It.

0:44.2

And that's also the name of her most recent book, Believe For It, passing on faith to the

0:48.7

next generation.

0:50.2

The book touches on the importance of instilling faith into our kids and then their kids.

0:55.7

And as a mom myself, I just couldn't wait to soak in all of Cece's wisdom.

1:01.1

But her greatness does not end there.

1:03.1

Cece also has a beautiful story about the first time she met Whitney Houston, who would

1:07.9

go on to become one of her dearest friends.

1:11.8

There are so many incredible facets to Cece's career in music.

1:16.3

I hope they inspire you the way they inspire me.

1:22.2

I'm Hota Kotby, welcome to my podcast, Making Space.

1:26.2

How are you?

1:33.6

How are you?

1:36.0

Good, good.

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