Sandi Patty, center, performs at the 42nd annual Dove Awards in 2011.IF YOU GOWhat: “When Life Gets Broken”: Tennessee Church of God State Camp Meeting Ladies Day.When: 9:30 a.m. Friday.Where: North Cleveland Church of God, 335 11th St. N.E., Cleveland, Tenn.Admission: Free.Phone: 892-4831.Website: www.cogtn.org/wm.
Sandi Patty was in her most comfortable role last week, being a mom picking up a prescription in Target and buying snacks for her 16-year-old son’s baseball team.
“I’m a real homebody,” the contemporary Christian singer said. “I love to take care of my family.”
Patty, the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history, will be in a role she’s a little less comfortable with Friday when she speaks — and sings — at the Ladies Day service at the Tennessee Church of God State Camp Meeting at North Cleveland Church of God in Cleveland, Tenn.
“Music has always been my way of communicating my heart,” said the Oklahoma resident, who has five Grammy Awards, 40 Dove Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records, five gold records and 11 million units sold out of 30 album releases. “I haven’t always been that comfortable with words. In the last several years with Women of Faith, people have encouraged me to step out of that comfort zone.”