Music can break us—or remake us.

In the crushing weight of grief, our youngest son, Steele, nearly drowned in the darkness. The sudden loss of his oldest brother left him gasping for air, his heart shattered, his spirit hollowed out by depression’s relentless grip. It came to kill his joy, steal his hope, and destroy his future. But God, in His mercy, handed him a lifeline—music.

Not polished hymns or gentle melodies, but raw, unfiltered sound—the kind that lets rage and sorrow scream when words fail. A young man, seeing the storm inside Steele, took him under his wing and taught him how to craft beats, how to turn pain into rhythm. And slowly, something miraculous happened. Steele began to rise.

He didn’t just survive—he excelled. He poured his grief into every note, his healing into every lyric, until music became part of his armor to fight the demons. That fire inside him led him to Berklee College of Music, where he honed his craft, not just as an artist, but as a storyteller for the broken and the beauty that can emerge one flicker at a time.

Now, Steele stands as proof that the deepest wounds can birth the most powerful anthems. Through his company, White Knight Studios, and his work with The Sterling Rose Sanctuary, he gives others what music gave him—a voice, a release, a way back into the light. His songs, under Rise Above Everything, can be found on Apple Music and Spotify. They aren’t just tracks—they’re battle cries, testaments that no sorrow is final, no darkness unbeatable.

If you’re hurting, if you’re lost—know this: your pain can become a weapon against the enemy. Steele is living proof. And through music, and Jesus’ power, you, too, can Rise Above Everything.