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Meet Stacey Ree

Everyone has a story. No matter how "run of the mill" you think yours may be... everyone has one.

I grew up in a Christian home. My mom attended a small country church and my dad was hardcore catholic. Growing up in a "broken home" of course took its toll on my life. I didn't trust easily, thinking if I fell in love I would be walked out on with 3 young kids too. I blocked everyone including my family out. Building wall after wall around myself so no one would get too close. I had always believed in God. There was never any question that He existed. I just felt as if I didn't matter.

School wasn't much help either. Second grade came and that was the first I knew of death. A classmate of mine was sledding, hit a tree and took a nap. He never woke up. Then third grade. Another death of a classmate. 4th grade. Another. This unfortunate "trend" went on every year until I was in 7th grade and 2 classmates passed away. One was a dear friend from the time i had moved to the small town of Greenville, MI from the even smaller town Alma, MI back in Kindergarten. He had MS and then within a month of that tragedy, some of the worst news I've gotten in my life happened. My best friend of the past 2 years passed away of a brain tumor. At age 12 cancer isn't something that happens a lot to your friends.

I was so broken up that I literally shut down. On the outside I was same old "hyper" Stacey. But inside I didn't know what to do with myself or my faith. I fought with it for 2 years in my own little world till the night of my 14th birthday. I had a big slumber party with my closest friends and after everyone went to bed I snuk into the kitchen and sat against the stove with my wrists bleeding all over the floor. As I sat there dying I heard Matt's voice telling me "Stacey! What are you doing? You know better than this!" I looked at myself and with tears streaming down my cheeks. I wrapped my wrists and went to show my mom. We prayed and that night I gave my life to Christ whole heartedly.

2 years later my Grandpa baptized me in my home church at a very small service. I never once since questioned God or anything he had done in my life. When it was time to choose a college I knew without a doubt it would be difficult. Not many colleges offer "Record Production" as a major unless you go to a specialty school. So I took a few courses at a local community college and attended Pro Audio School in southern Ohio in the winter of 2004. When I got back to Michigan I sent my resume to everywhere that had anything to do with music and a local Christian Rock radio station called WaYfm asked me to come on board that spring for an internship. I gladly accepted since it was the radio station I listened to daily.

God never stops surprising me. :)

Email all your prayer and music requests to staceyree@teenchallengeradio.com.