Chris believed in God from a young age, but he never felt that he had developed a relationship with God. He’d focused on building good morals and making good decisions in life, but he had also been turning to sinful things to try and find happiness. Some of these decisions and actions led him to spiral into a dark place. He struggled to talk to anyone about his sinful actions because he was ashamed of his behaviors, and it was just easier not to talk about them.

When Ace was younger, she started going to church with her dad after her parents divorced. However, as bad things happened with her dad, she eventually fell out of it because she saw her dad as what a Christian was and didn’t want any part in that.

Sue grew up believing in God through the Catholic church, but for so long, she didn’t fully understand what it was to have a rich relationship with Christ. She pursued a holy life in the way she lived but realized she didn’t understand the deeper meaning behind the scriptures.

In 2020, the Buckles family experienced the loss of their son Hudson, which led their faith to be tested. It felt devastating, as they had spent years having a deep relationship with the Lord only to feel abandoned. They began counseling shortly after Hudson’s death, and it was during this timeframe they began to internalize Psalm 13. The Buckles family learned about the truth of lament: God wants us to bring our struggles to Him.