Some of your favorite STAR 883 artists and songs were nominated this week for a Dove Awards. See the complete list here.

"Before the Morning" is a song about hope.  It's inspired by my dear friends, Tim and Paula Beal.  5 months into their pregnancy, Tim and Paula went to the doctor to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl.  The doctor told them he was a boy, and then he went on to tell them that there were only 2 valves in his heart (instead of 4), and his kidneys and lungs were not functioning.  He said that their only option was abortion.  Because of the depth of his complications, no doctor would touch Jayken because he could never survive the dial