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I'm opening up to a new world. I used to dread going out on the road. I used to think about

oh what am I going to sing? What if it's the wrong song? What am I going to wear? What if it's the wrong thing to wear?

What if well you know now I don't worry about that and now it's like I'm an open book.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Today's guests both grew up in the world of Western sports and

are both spreading the message of Christ's love through music and speaking. Country Gospel

singer, Susie McIntyre Eaton, and professional teamroper and minister Trey Johnson.

First up, Susie McIntyre Eton grew up in rural Oklahoma, the youngest of four kids in a family

who worked their ranch and competed in rodeos across the state.

Susie learned to sing from a young age, harmonizing with her siblings.

She recalls the stories of her early music days, touring with her sister Reba, and meeting her husband on the rodeo circuit.

When she became pregnant with their first child, Susie's marriage took a turn she never expected.

She candidly shares how she struggled with

years of abuse and shame.

I'm Susie McIntyre Eaton. I live in Oklahoma. I've been singing for over 30 years professionally. The Macintyre family has lots of dynamics. We were raised on this ranch. We were also raised up going to rodeos because my daddy was a rodeo cowboy.

And then we learned how to sing going to these rodeos and so all of those meshed in together to be able to

catapult us into three different kind of careers, the rodeo, the ranching, and then the singing.

And it's amazing to me how it all comes together.

My grandpap, whose name was John McIntyre,

who lived just up the road two miles at limestone gap with his wife

Alice. They had daddy, that's the only child they ever had. And my grandpap was champion in 1934 because he won Cheyenne Frontier days in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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