out and that nothing serious happened. I don’t know what I’d do with myself if my mom ever died, because she’s the pillar in our lives. I couldn’t picture myself without her wisdom, guidance and love." When asked about the story behind "Carried to the Table", said, "One of the evangelists [my family] traveled with for two years had a message that spoke about that story of Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel. His message moved me so much that I fell in love with that story and couldn’t get it out of my head. He related [the story] in the message to how God carries us to the table. Things I can’t get out of my head, I make songs out of them. I sat in my room and prayed to God about it. I worked on [the song] two days and finally finished it." In 2008, Leeland married his girlfriend, Mandy, who he had been dating for a year and a half. He has written the song "Decoy" with Paramore's members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro which is on Paramore's live album. He has also co-written the song "Stronger (Back on the Ground)" with Jack Mooring and Nick Jonas for the album "Who I Am" of Nick Jonas and The Administration. He co-wrote and contributed vocals to "Young" for RaeLynn's 2017 debut album, WildHorse. On April 23, 2018, he and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named Journey Shipp Mooring, via adoption. References External links Leeland's Personal Myspace Leeland Interview with ChristianMusicToday.com 1988 births Living people People from Baytown, Texas Musicians from Houston 21st-century American singers Singer-songwriters from Texas