Lainey Wright is coming of age. It is woven in and around and through every song in her newest album “Traveler”—a personal and honest chronicle of a beautiful journey to faith. “The album was written during my first year away from home”, said Lainey, “and many of the songs reflect this new season of my life. I was hit with the reality that Jesus is the one and only steady, stable, dependent thing in this life. That truth forced me to cling to him in a way I never had before. This year has truly been a time of making my faith my own and discovering why I believe what I believe--such a good, good time. I continue to grow and learn and stumble and question and discover. The Lord continues to be there, strong and steady”. The title track, “Traveler”, paints a picture of the lone pilgrimage to find God. “River” is a metaphoric story of faith and trust, interrupted and then restored. In “Undone” (featuring Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay) a haunting emptiness finds its antidote in saving grace. In the songs “Home”, “Dive”, and “More of You”, one can almost touch the eagerness and readiness to run, not walk, down the road that’s presented and the heart’s desire to call this new place home. Perhaps the conclusion to the entire album, the exclamation point that comes at the end of a most wonderful chapter, is the song “Ride”, which Lainey co-wrote with Paul Colman and her mother, Dana Wright. “Riding black stallions into the wind. Ferris wheels and carousels, how fast can I spin? A bicycle built for two is so nice God gave me this life, and I’m gonna ride.”