Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Today we visit with singer-songwriter Jenny Owens,

a two-time Dove Award winning artist who has sold over a million records over the course of her career.

Jenny candidly shares about how being blind since the age of three has affected her,

but admits that her biggest challenge is doing battle with her own insecurities

and being distracted from what's

important by doubts and fear. Jenny's desire through her music is to remind

herself and her listeners to allow God's perfect voice of love and truth to drown out all

other voices moving us to action.

My name is Jenny Owens and I've been making music for like 15 or so years now.

Actually, maybe a little longer, maybe 17 years almost.

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. longer, maybe 17 years almost.

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi.

My parents divorced when I was pretty young,

so I live with my mom and my brother growing up.

I lost my eyesight at the age of three due to a degenerative eye

condition from my dad's side of the family and that was not a huge

surprise to my parents and so they were prepared and they made sure that I

Got to do all the things the neighbor kids did so I rode bikes and climb trees and roller skated and did all the things that probably

scared our neighbors half to death. But I really didn't know that I was different

until I went to school and to church which is where I

realized that you know the problem wasn't necessarily that I was blind but it was

that I didn't belong and that you know we all along to be accepted.

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