No matter who you are or where you’ve come from, finding solace and comfort in music is a prerequisite rite of passage for countless teenagers. However, for singer-songwriter Leanna Crawford, playing guitar and writing poetry in the bedroom of her family’s home in Washington State, was never merely a leisurely pastime or a source of creative escapism. On the contrary, songwriting was her artistic vehicle to navigate her faith, relationships, and questions in a world of insecurities and difficulties. No longer just another teen playing guitar and writing poetry in the bedroom of her family’s home in Washington State, Leanna now finds herself, a happily married woman in her twenties, on the verge of the release of her major record label debut album, Still Waters.
