Nicole Coleman Mullen is an award-winning
singer, songwriter, and choreographer.
Much of who we become is shaped
by the people God places in our lives. "It's all of our
stories," says Nicole. "We all have come from someone
else's toil. They've prayed for us or planted seeds on our behalf
or encouraged us along the way. We all have somebody who's responsible
for the great harvest that we might receive in life. For me,
it's my mama, my grandparents, and my dad."
Both of Nicole’s grandfathers
were Pentecostal preachers. "So we grew up going to church
11 days a week," she says with a laugh. Among all those
fond memories, there was a particular New Year's Eve church
service she recalls having life-changing impact. Nicole and
her two sisters were sitting in the front row when her father
bestowed a special gift. "He came around and laid his hands
on the three of us. When he got to me, he laid his hands on
me and prayed that God would bless me in music and that He would
take me around the world and that I would sing. My sister still
jokes that the only reason I'm doing this is because Daddy gave
me that blessing. They say, had he not given them that blessing
on that day, there would be no Nicole C. Mullen. It's one of
our family jokes, but at the same time I think there's a lot
of truth in that. The way that we've been blessed, and the way
that we bless each other, can actually produce fruit."
