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God takes the worst things that can happen to you and turns them into the best things.

You know, when those hardships turn into some pretty dang good songs.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast.

Today we feature interviews from the country music world

and the Western sports world,

singer Rodney Atkins and world champion steer wrestler

Rope Myers and his wife Candace, who is also a musician.

First up, we have country singer Rodney Atkins.

Rodney is a prolific singer and songwriter who strives to create music that connects with his vans.

He grew up in East Tennessee, and when he was just days old,

Rodney was surrendered to the state by his birth mother.

Today he tells us how he found his family,

how he nurtured his love of music from a young age,

and how his faith paved the long road to success in Nashville.

I'm Rodney Atkins, country singer, father, husband, son,

and all- around lucky guy.

I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, grew up in East Tennessee.

So when I was born I was surrendered and taken into a children's own called Holston Home for Children.

And from what I understand that my story getting started was that I was adopted several times and pretty sick as an infant and returned twice to the, so taken home and returned and then adopted by my adopted parents.

So it's strange to say adopted parents,

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