Lord I needed to hear this. My mom and I never buried the hatchet and I was the black sheep. My siblings still having nothing to do with me but I was always the fireman for my parents even as the youngest. I had to settle this with God. Sorry but this is therapy for me.

At 60 she is still really cute, tender and refined; absolutely adorable girl !

My favorite singer, I still have her cassette tapes!!

When I became a Christian my best friend got saved at about the same time. She gave me one of Amy’s first albums which was my first Introduction to Christian music. I went to a few of her concerts with my kids when she came to my city. I read her book, “Mosiac,” which was very touching. She, like me, has had lifelong problems with depression. She will always be special to me and her music has touched my soul.

I love that these "conversations" sound like just that.., authentic, unpolished & unfiltered, like real kitchen table conversations; please don't change.

Vince and Amy are both sweet, humble, kind people.

Im a recovered alcoholic. I originally got sober with Jesus, becoming Christian. Afterwards, I never believed A.A when they told us we were not "normies"..cause we could not drink. In listening to you 3 ,I realize that besides being celebrities, y'all are just normal people who have done really well with the life God has given you. It must be so wonderful to have the experience of being connected to every phase of your life,and through every phase,to all the relationships,..AND the next phase,and at some point be able to have all those glorious memories. I have always wished I could have lived ,as a child,with my cousins in Indiana. California is a horrible place to raise children. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your lives for a while. Especially Amy. 😊😉😁I just discovered both you gentlemen in recent months...please accept my apologies 🙄...if it weren't for You Tube,I probably never would have. Many blessings to you and yours. Hj

My sweet sister-in-law was diagnosed at 61y/o.😭 We has to put her in a nursing home at 62y/o. We told her she was going for therapy and to get her meds straight. She accepted that and was ready to go. I hate dementia. Such a devastating disease.

Amy is one person I'd like to meet in person and have a conversation with before I die. She's always held a special place in my heart. Her Age to Age album was the first I listened to when I was saved Sept 21, 1986 when I was 15. I had a similar experience when my grandmother was dying. She was "asleep" for hours. My sister and I were singing to her. She suddenly opened her eyes wide. My mother (her daughter) said "Oh look, she's got her eyes open." I looked at Mother and said, "She's not looking at us anymore." A moment later she took her last breath. It was so peaceful.

This was authentic, unapologetic conversation, just like it sounds when you’re talking with your friends and family at the table, respectfully say it like it is...loved it. I felt you related to me as a common Christian, you were not looking to impress, even your surprised face expressions were hilarious. Your conversation surely got people thinking and talking. Bless you...keep on doing it!!

I am sheltering in place and I came across this video. Amy Grant came to my then church and she was 17 or 18 when she just released her first song and album, Amy Grant, Father's Eyes. I feel like I have grown up with her and her songs and watching her maneuver her life. She is so real, so honest, so resiliant and I am still listening to her first songs from 1979 to the present. As a preacher's kid, to re-listen to the old hymns of faith that Amy has done that I grew up with has been such a comfort to me. Thank you Amy for sharing your gift of words and music and faith with us all.

Amy is awesome! Met her back in 1994 she was very kind and friendly. Love her music and ministry. God Bless!

What a hidden treasure she is!! Beautiful person and talent. Amen.

I loved her anology about the trees having an easier or a year of not so much rain. I reflected on my own life in which my life seemed that it was really healthy and then years I had it rough , I've come to realize that life is a cycle and like the trees showing their circles for the number of years they survived and made it through life until they were taken down , they tell their story by their end of time .

She is so down to earth. Amazing, and Refreshing. God Bless You, Amy!

Amy, such a wise and humble lady. The song Amy sang is uplifting for me, as I'm going through some gruelling times. The words point out to me what's meaningful, and so important in a more peaceful direction. Mark and Andrew, heartfelt thanks for enriching my life here in South Africa, where we are frequently challenged by all sorts of turmoil and uncertainty. God bless you, keep up the fabulous work. Shalom

I became saved due to Amy Grant her music and testimony really set me to seek a relationship with God. Thank you for having her on. My step mom has dementia and it has been hard on my dad. I use to work in geriatrics and more attention needs to be on this and help for care givers.

I'm living in a home of introverts during Corona shut down and I found this to listen to while I was cooking dinner. Such a good chat about everyday stuff - I LOVED IT! Thank you for sharing. I really miss chatting with people during this time and I found this really helped me to think about something else for a while. Not to mention how much I've always loved Amy Grant since I was a young teenager and I'm now 55. But I will definitely listen to you guys again. Cheers from Australia :-) Stay Well!

Still beautiful. Heart in Motion is one of the favorite albums of my life!

She is truly a gem. Beautiful soul and tender heart.

Thank you enjoyed the conversation. Amy Grant is and always has been a woman of Faith and graciousness. What you see is what you get. She is an amazing person. Fan for over 30 years...and counting. What a Great Mom she is to her children and extended children. To hold camp for 300 children..what a commitment that is. God Bless Amy , Vince and family ❤Love you!

Hands down this was THE best interview/conversation I have ever heard with Amy. I have been a fan of her music and of her as a person for 30 years now, and this was amazing. Thank you!

My Father died on Dec1,2018 of dementia. I missed him when he was here. And I miss him now that he is gone. Thank you so much for sharing your testimony. God Bless you all! With a smile :) Julie G

I was blessed to meet Amy and hear her sing in 1978. She went to Furman University for a short while and sang at a Billy Graham event. So wonderful to see how her faith and talent have grown and sustained her all these years.

I remember Amy Grant,😊💕What aspiration she is,I’ve listened to Amy Grant since I was a teenager.Now I’m over the hill at age 55yrs old.Therefore many years ago I saw her in concert.😊Amy thank you for your sweet voice and for your warmth and for the wonderful music.You bring.

Thank you Amy. Your dad was so special in taking care of my Pawpaw Angelo Formosa, Sr. God bless you and his memory too!

Love Amy Grant and Vince Gill She truly is a Christian Music Legend !! Hers were my first three christian albums

I'm defiantly a ( Tree Nut ) too Amy!! This was so awesome! i felt like i was there with her and I thank you. When i lost my dad (2015) I felt the same. I was his primary care. I lived with him and was his aide day and night. He had Cancer not Dementia though. But as with Amy, when he passed, I felt like i could travel now, got to the store , go for a walk in the park etc and not feel i had to rush back. Not that he was a burden at all, I felt and still feel i was blessed to be in the situation where i could take of my Dad and will be ever so grateful for that!

Mark, it's amazing how you mom can forget so much but the song she wrote she knew every note and line. It's as if she grew to be a child yet hold on to what really mattered in life. Only the life we have in Christ.

My mom is in the last stage of Alzheimer's. She was always the one who was the life of the party, organized family reunions, daycare worker at church, foster mom, and adoptive mom to me and my sister. Daddy is caring for her now and it is so hard on him to see the light disappear from her eyes, coming to terms with not hearing her sweet voice like he used to and having to help her do everything. We already lost 2 family members and a really good friend to this awful disease. Another family member has ALS and is very quickly declining. I miss my mom even though she is still alive.

Incredible. Thank all of you!

Amy is amazing! I love her voice. Lead Me On is one of my favorite songs.

A lovely conversation that I needed to hear. I am a fulltime caregiver for both my elderly parents and my mother has dementia. Thank you for sharing your experiences on KZfaq so we who are of low income can be blessed with helpful insight.

Amy's comments on peace, reconciliation and community are incredibly important. She knows obviously what she is talking about.

My Mom is living in a facility with dementia. She has been there for 4 years now. This has helped me mentally knowing that I’m not alone. Thank you so much for this film.

I must say.....this is the most enjoyable podcast ever! I am so grateful I found you 🙏❤️🙏 There is nothing better than laughter and transparent conversation to warm my heart and soul.....THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU BOTH WITH CONTINUED SUCCESS 🙏❤️🙏

Simple man here, I see Amy Grant and I click and learn and enjoy!

This was a wonderful show. Have always loved Amy Grant. Such a gracious and faith filled woman.

Absolutely one of the best "shows" I have ever watched! Better than Daytime or Nighttime TV! When Amy is in the house everyone is better! She has such a way about her that is comforting and reasonable. She is an example of "peace". When I met Amy a few years ago, I was a nervous fan but she made me feel so wonderful. She said "we grew up together" (referring to our age and lives- not literally). And now my Mother has dementia and she is helping me to deal with this in my life. Thank you all so much! This was great!

Wow!! What a blessing this was!!! Thank you so much for sharing! I can relate to having a parent with dementia and going though a divorce.. hardest days of my life so far. But so thankful for the hope we have in Our Lord and savior Jesus Christ❤️😇

Great conversation with Amy. She is a bright star to us all. Thank you for helping to illuminate her brilliance with these important topics about death, family, redemption and a fresh perspective about our own strengths that we bring to a fulfilling life with Jesus. Bless you both.

Thank you for this life-affirming conversation. The relaxed tone, mutual respect and openness regarding real life topics was welcoming and engaging. I came for Amy, but I left with gratitude and fondness for all of you.

Thanks Mark for sharing your heart about your sweet momma helps us understand dementia and the struggle

Thank you for sharing yourself, Amy. I have loved your music for years, and now I adore you as well. Thank you. You are loved.

I first heard Amy's music courtesy of my Mom, who was a big fan. That was sometime in the mid-to-late '80s, and I still love her songs. I was blessed to attend one of her Christmas shows with Michael W. Smith, in 2016.

One of the few artists I have enjoyed listening to since my teens till my retirement.

sang beautiful rendition of Psalms at difficult times - my best you y'all who are facing such times. Shalom

I just love her!! Amy Grant you are the real deal...the OG xxxx

Amy Grant is such a beautiful soul. So full of wisdom and love. The world needs more of her. I kind of wish she had her own talk show.

Amy Grant on the comment that she lost her dad 'twice' to dementia, "Well that first good-bye's long and slow...' Well said-such truth. We are losing my dad to Alzheimer's, it is such a terrific tragedy to watch him slowly drift away. What a blessing your dad (and mom) had in you and your sisters to care for him the way you did.❤

Hahaha.....well she didn't feel 'displaced' until yall got into her kitchen this morning and cornered her and reminded her "your next"!!! Lol...."thanks a lot yall, oh, and let me show yall the way out! Thanks for comin'...." Haha....Praise the Lord, she's ready to go, but didn't know you're loading up the bus to Glory TODAY! Love Amy...I got saved in '84 on the street in New Orleans out of a heavy hippie/drug background, and Amy's music was right on time for me. Thank you, sis! Mark, and Andrew, appreciate yall, always! ✌❤

Another great show with Amy Grant I really enjoyed her part in the conversation. What caught my ear was the interaction between Andrew and Mark about loss. I lost my sister, then mom and dad and for each one, I had my cry, then turned to help others in their grief. That is how I was raised. I miss them but don't grieve them, I look forward to what God has in store.

Such a natural conversation with a legend. She comes across as a humble and down to earth person with no pretensions. She acted so well in the movie "Song from the heart" - true talent. Her song "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet" with Michael W Smith is a classic and is one of my favorites.

I have watched Mr. Lowry for a number of years. I have much less time going forward in time, but I still need wisdom and love from others. These folks have been that for me. I enjoyed this interview so much. Honesty is amazing......Just so you know Mr. Lowry.....I am ready when the Lord calls me home, and I will go knowing my life is in order.

This was so good for me to watch tonight. My own mother is in the transition stage of of leaving us and meeting the Lord and it was a comfort to listen to Mark and Amy share their own experiences of losing their parents. Mark is so right. With Dementia, it certainly is like losing them already. Sometimes my mum knows who I am. Sometimes she doesn't.

I have always thought Amy was one of the most beautiful ladies in the whole world. Not only physical beauty but inner as well.

Love the wisdom and tenderness of Amy Grant ❤️

Thank you! My mom is heading down the dementia path and your conversation helped put my thoughts and worries at peace!

"HER MESMERIZING🤍 BEAUTY IS A COMBINATION OF ALL OF HER LIFE. WE LOVE YOU AMY GRANT."

What a beautiful woman on both sides of her skin! She makes this world a better place. Planet earth needs more Amy's.

Thank you for this! I am currently going through my husband’s dementia. He’s been in a nursing home for two years, and sometimes knows me, sometimes not. But our 50 years of marriage revolved around our church and music, and now he has lost that love. I play music for him, I sing to him, and there is no sparkle in his eyes anymore. You do grieve twice. It’s hurting me so badly to watch him deteriorate, and I ask God to take him without pain and suffering. It helped me so much to hear you address your experience. Thank you, again.

Wow....such a beautiful, honest and joyful conversation around your table....I absolutely love Amy Grant and Mark and Andrew you two are the best of the best interviewers....LOVED IT 🙏❤️🙏

wow,..Mark,..this was the best of the best. You said it well. She has a calm that is contagious,..what a gift to the world. Thankyou for this episode

My dad died in 1963 and my mom died in 1978. I was grown, married and had two children when I lost my mother. I felt like an orphan I just watched you talking to Amy Grant. about the deaths of her parents and you asked how she felt Love you and your singing. Saw you in person in W Va. of course had seen you with Bill Gaither many times, but W Va was special

She was Christian when Christian wasn't cool! I've been an Amy fan for decades, riding along beside her as I navigated my college years listening to her first albums. What a ride it has been. Kinda like this interview. She is hard to follow as she discusses one thing and then leads into another, talking in analogies and quotes requiring a large amount of deciphering. It's exhausting. (Or maybe I'm just not much of an intellectual, which is VERY possible). Anyway, she's a writer and that is what writers do, I guess. Good luck, Amy, in the next chapter of your life. You were a faithful, loving daughter and you deserve every happiness. God bless you and your family.

This was awesome. Amy has a great outlook on life….

She's amazing! Thank you for sharing ❤

I loved this episode with Amy Grant. We will see her with Vince in December at the Ryman. We are so excited!!!

Mark, I enjoy your humor and voice. You are amazing - beautifully gifted.

Really enjoyed this delightful conversation, thank you!

I'm wonderfully delighted and not surprised at how down to earth Amy is!!!! I grew up listening to her. I was a toddler when her first album came out. I totally identified with My Father's Eyes

God has blessed her in so many ways.

Beautiful Amy❤️Enjoyed this very much 🙏❤️❤️

Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. ❤❤❤

She jumped in to music ministry at a young age for a LONG time and its fun to hear thoughts, introspection and reasoning after just hearing her minister through song for so long. Thank you for sharing.

I am going through this now. My mom moved up with us in 2017 after refusing for 6 years (after my dad's passing). Her dementia is still in the early stages but so much of who she was is already gone. I appreciate knowing others have or are going through what I am experiencing. Plus, I've adored Amy Grant since 1980. Thanks - this interview was great!

I remember when she was on the radio all the time. Would like to hear more of her now. Loved her songs.

So nice to see Amy. They drove me crazy by how many times they interrupted her when she was trying to answer their questions.

I lost My Mother From Breast Cancer,Also She suffered with dementia 😪😞She’s gone one year April 18,2018.I miss her so much😞But I know she is in a better place with the Lord.I been a full time caregiver for many years.My Mother had such a sweet spirit also singing and talking about the Lord,We had a true special bond.She touch others from Hospice and people who were visiting her.

Thank you for this program.

Enjoyed the talk, I felt I was there sitting around the table with you, enjoying Amy's sweet angelic voice. Thank you!

You Texas boys are too cute. I've watched/listened to this interview a couple of times because the topics hit close to home. Mark, I believe some people need "a little push". My brother has worked in nursing homes/hospice and has said that more people would support "death with dignity" if they saw the end of people's life as much as he has.

What a wonderful episode about dementia …we just buried my father in law on 12/31/21. 💕

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Amy Grant and Mark L. And Andrew. 👼🏻💋👼🏻👼🏻🕊🕊🕊❤️❤️❤️💋🌟☃️☃️☃️❄️❄️❄️🦋🌈🥂💒🌠🙏🏻👼🏻👼🏿✝️❄️🥂🌈✨🍭🌠🧝🏼‍♂️🧝🏿🎅🏻💆🏻‍♀️🦋

My fear is to meet Amy when social distancing is enforced. The thought of having to yell to her how much her music has meant to me over the decades :-(

I love this ragamuffin child. Lovely, lovely voice.

The best interview of Amy I have ever seen ❤️

I can't believe I've just discovered this episode. I've been a fan of Amy Grant ever since I was a bubble gum chewing, clog wearing, middle school. I grew up with Amy Grant, and I feel that I've matured with Amy Grant. This episode is a treasure.

what a great conversation!!! you guys are great and Amy is sooo enchanting.... i was riveted to the screen the whole time... thanks

Ok - so I'm either not as weird as I thought I was, or I'm as weird as Mark. You are the first person I've ever heard to publicly articulate the same type of approach to grief as I have. When my mother passed away, she had been an invalid for 15+ years due to MS; then she was dancing in heaven (and finding out it's ok to dance!). What's there to grieve about that? It was probably six months before I shed a tear, and then it was because a my eyes met those of a passenger in a funeral motorcade and emotion just came pouring out. But once it was done, it was done. There are worse things than dying, so I'm all good with it whenever the Lord sees fit to call me home. Great conversation guys!

I loved your show. I just watched the movie last week with Amy Grant, " I Can Only Imagine". I love what you are doing and wish i could watch every issue of Mondays with Mark and Dinner Conversations. It all resonates with me very well.

Today is the anniversary of my mom's passing to heaven from congestive heart failure. Memorial weekend it hit me that I was an orphan at 71, because Dad passed the night before Easter 2018 from dementia/respiratory failure. I'm grateful that Lord gave my sibilings and me peace that their suffering was over.

Needed this today. I have older brothers and a sister that died at 17 at the hand of a drunk driver. I have a younger sister by 20 months, and I call her Miss Prissy Pants. I will be 58 in August, and in physical rehab 5 min.from.home. They keep losing my clothes, but the Old Lady with the Red Thong finally found her Underwear! I love writing stories, funny, malicious, singing silly songs, etc. My Mom died at 99, and my father died at 81 from West Nile. I have all kind of spinal damage, so I always have a screw loose! Prayers for all.. Loved Amy Grant songs. Listen to them all.

Wonderful, wonderful conversation! The concept of giving the loved one "a little push" struck home with me. No matter what the person's condition, they hear everything that is said in the room, never forget that! My father suffered a head injury and unexpectedly hung on for two weeks. When we were alone, I let him know specifically how my siblings and myself were taking care of Mom, and our plans to care for her in the future. He seemed to relax and within 24 hours he passed on. My mom had a stroke and caught a terrible flu from the nursing home to which she was transferred. She ended up in ICU. We had an appointment with hospice the next day, as she was still getting IVs. I knew she didn't want to suffer, and she could understand everyone, even though she couldn't speak. The hospital chaplain and I prayed with her. I told her many times how much I love her, I prayed with her, and talked about how wonderful heaven is in as many different ways as I could, and that she would see Daddy again. The next day at 12:20 am she passed away on the most fitting day: Good Friday. Two days after Easter, was a loving and grace filled celebration of her life and her love of Jesus! I miss her for myself, but I'm happy for her. And as Andrew said, while I serve my purpose here, I pine for the day I finally get to go home and made whole, joined together as one.

Haha Mark .. I needed some laughter and some peace. You offered both. Thank you so much. Wonderful interview.

Amy is so beautiful and her music touching us all I just went to salem or concert

Mark and Andrew, these are superb videos and so encouraging as I sit and watch in Houston! I will get back to Nashville someday and hopefully can be a part. I used to shoot for CMT. Thanks for doing these and helping so many of us.

I appreciate Mark's honest questions around 19/20 min into the video. So hard to know what God's thoughts are on death and deciding when quality of life is over. These are such HARD questions, and often taboo within Christian circles to ask them out loud. Thanks for being brave, Mark!

My mother was born in Rutherford county. My grandfather was a sawmiller and singing school teacher who raised his own sawmill crew and gospel singing group wish he was here to here his wonderful fellow NC singers but one day they will get to hear each other sing. They migrated from Sunshine, NC through Georgia into Alabama. They were Toneys. There story was very much like, The Waltons

What a big beautiful breath of fresh honesty!:) More of this, please:)))