It’s always a joy to speak with an artist. They think so deeply. Sometimes, though, that can be a problem for the person with the deep thoughts.

Our guest today is John DeFoore, a musician in Mineola, Texas, who shared with us last time that his thoughts used to get him in trouble.

Coming of age in the 1960s in London, John DeFoore had to make sense of a crazy world.

He did that through music.

On this episode of Qavah, we learn where John’s love for music comes from, how he launched his career, and what it was like to be a musician in the turbulent 1960s, as the world began to change forever.

Vashti Hazzanisedeh came from a lineage of people who had been displaced. Her own parents were born in Trinidad and Tobago, but their families had been brought from India as indentured servants. Vashti’s path took her from Trinidad to the United States, but unlike her parents, she found freedom.

"If we work together, we can accomplish things, but if we just do our own thing, you know, we're gonna lose."

Clayton Moore was the very first African American man to be hired as a police officer in Fostoria, Ohio.

"If we work together, we can accomplish things, but if we just do our own thing, you know, we're gonna lose."

Clayton Moore was the very first African American man to be hired as a police officer in Fostoria, Ohio.

Terri Hoover, ladies and gentlemen. She’s been through hell and back. In fact, the road is pretty familiar to her by now. She’s lost a dad and a husband. She’s been hurt by people who said they would help. She’s been in and out of rehab for every drug you can name.

On this episode of Qavah we visit with Terri Hoover, who has experienced about all life has to offer. We all experience pain in our lives, and we all deal with it in different ways. It can feel lonely at times, because it’s hard to find someone who will be honest about what they’ve been through. Sometimes, though, a rare soul will come along and share their experience - and how they dealt with it, whether good or bad. Terri is that person.

Kelly: If you were to meet Josh Brewer today, you would meet an inspiration. He is a confident, dynamic young man who is living a successful life. He has a beautiful wife and four amazing children. But you would never guess how many years of chaos and abuse preceded the life he has now.

JOSH: really the extent honestly of the early childhood memories that go back it was really just bathed in anxiety and don't mess up and you know, good behavior.

Kelly: If you were to meet Josh Brewer today, you would meet an inspiration. He is a confident, dynamic young man who is living a successful life. He has a beautiful wife and four amazing children. But you would never guess how many years of chaos and abuse preceded the life he has now.

JOSH: really the extent honestly of the early childhood memories that go back it was really just bathed in anxiety and don't mess up and you know, good behavior.