In 1994 , Adams married drummer John Cushon at a United Methodist church in Kansas City , where they both taught Sunday School . They met in 1980 while working on a demo tape for Adams . Adams stated that she never had a passion to get married but on January 17 , 1994 she and Cushon were involved in the Los Angeles earthquake . Adams referred to this as a sign from God that she was ready to get married
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1994 Northridge earthquake
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