FULL NAME:  Nicol June Renee Smith Sponberg

FIRST SONG (AND AGE WRITTEN): "A Star Was Shining," age seven

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:  Detroit Red Wings

READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?: Dark Midnight When I Rise by Andrew Ward

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE:  Isaiah 54:10

FAMILY FACTS:  Mom & Dad Nancy and Jim, sister Shawn, brothers Todd and Jack, brother-in-law Rob, sister-in-law Molly, nieces Jordyn and Jenna, nephew Chase.

SONG DO YOU WISH YOU WROTE:  "Against the Odds"

HOBBIES:  drawing, walking, spending time in a bookstore

IF YOU WEREN'T AN ARTIST, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:  linguist

WHAT IS GOD TEACHING YOU NOW?:  It's hard to tell while I'm in the middle of whatever He's teaching me.

IF YOU COULD MEET ANYONE, WHO WOULD IT BE?: Ekaterina Gordeeva

FAVORITE BOARD GAME:  Life

FAVORITE SODA:  Fresca

WHAT WAS THE FIRST INSTRUMENT YOU LEARNED TO PLAY?:  Autoharp

FAVORITE PLACE:  Colorado

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING IN TEN YEARS?:  traveling overseas, getting involved in medical missions, family, and of course, singing

FAVORITE COMFORT/PIG OUT FOOD:  salt and vinegar potato chips

FAVORITE CARTOON:  Scooby Doo

MUST SEE TV:  20/20

MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION:  family pictures

FAVORITE MOVIE:  It's a Wonderful Life

DREAM WHEELS:  not sure

IF YOU COULD BE ANY KIND OF TREE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:  magnolia

IN YOUR HUMBLE OPINION, WHAT IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER?:  Michael Jackson's Thriller, Amy Grant's first Christmas album

WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?: Zap Mama, a South African group

FIRST QUESTION YOU WILL ASK GOD WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN?: I'd ask him why he allowed death of a dear, young friend

WHAT QUESTION DO YOU THINK HE WILL ASK YOU?: What did you do with the time and gifts I gave you?

WHAT IS THE WORST SONG YOU HAVE EVER WRITTEN?:  A song called Churchianitis, a song I wrote in college about stale Christianity; my friends had to leave the room after they heard it.

CHICKEN OR STEAK?:  chicken