I'm Kelly! I have been singing and playing piano for many years. I was once an extra on the Mickey Mouse Club and a background vocalist for Britney Spears. I met Jesus in 2003 after years of heartache and pain caused by the music industry, divorce, addiction and abortion. Now, at 35 years old, I'm married to Matt Clinger and we have 2 children, Evin (age 15) and Logan (age 9). We are hoping to add to our family through adoption soon!
I am a spokeswoman for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, a group of men and women who have chosen to tell our stories of the devastating affects of abortion. I feel that God has given me a voice for the millions of women who live in regret, guilt, and self-hatred and also a voice for the unprotected children in the womb. In November of 2010, I wrote a painfully honest blog about my abortions and the trauma and hopelessness that ensued. It received over 10,000 views in the first 72 hours.
I am also a worship leader and recorded an album of original songs in 2008 titled “In Your Delay”. It is a collection of songs that the Lord gave me to tell stories, ask questions and hasten the second coming of Jesus.
I travel frequently to lead worship and tell my story of turning my pain into purpose. I currently live in McDonough, Georgia with my family and we are a part of the International House of Prayer Atlanta.
This morning I returned to the clinic where I had my abortions 12 years ago to pray for and plead with Mom’s not to make the decision I made so many years ago. As I pulled into a parking spot, I sat in the car for a minute and closed my eyes. I wanted to [...]
Several years ago I was at a women’s conference in North Carolina singing with Rita Springer. Once worship was finished, I went to sit in the back of the church. The lady who was teaching began talking about prophecy and prophetic words, and I couldn’t help but scoff a bit under my breath. Over my [...]
I’ve needed to write a blog for a while, but I just haven’t had much to say. That in itself says a lot about the season I am in. 2011 is over. Let’s all breathe a sigh of relief! Among the chaos, though, God has done something in my heart. I’m a little calmer. I [...]
Since going incredibly about my painful past, my parents have been so supportive. They have prayed for me, watched my kids while I travel, and loved me through the tough days. In many ways, however, they have been silent about their feelings. I knew they needed time to process, grieve, and go through all of [...]
Would you like to know the wonder of Twitter? Well, here’s a great example… On Friday morning, I tweeted, “thinking of driving to Alabama to see @OctoberBabyFilm” Within a few minutes I was on the phone with Dan Atchison, the film’s producer, and he invited us to the premier that night in Birmingham with the [...]
I’ve been putting off getting my hair done for a while because it’s hard for me to rationalize spending the money AND spending 2 hours being still. (I know, first world problem!) ☺ But, alas, my roots were quite blond so I scheduled an appointment for today. I’ve been battling the blues for a few [...]
My heart hurts today. Nothing necessarily bad has happened…so maybe it’s silly. It seems everyone I know is having babies. And I want to rejoice. I want to hold their babies and tell my friends how awesome motherhood is and what a blessing my kids are. But all I can think is that 2 of [...]
The International House of Prayer in Atlanta has some of the most talented and anointed musicians I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing. I used to find myself thinking “Why are they here? They could be making a good living at this in Nashville or New York or somewhere else.” During the first Sunday service [...]
Well, today is the day. I am graduating from the internship at the International House of Prayer in Atlanta. When I started 3 months ago, I knew there would be challenges to making it work, but I decided to jump in anyway believing that the Lord would give us all the grace to make it [...]
The doctor who did my abortions is on trial this week. He is being sued for 16 million dollars in a civil lawsuit trial for a baby born alive after a botched abortion began. The plaintiff is an 11-year-old girl with massive birth defects who survived an abortion. The plaintiff’s mother paid $1300 to have [...]
