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Growing up, Little Big Town singer Kimberly Schlapman dreamed of being a singer, but "more than anything, I always wanted to be a mama," she tells PEOPLE. But as her career took off, she and her husband Steve Rhodes found themselves unable to get pregnant for 14 years. After Rhodes' sudden death in 2005, the singer "gave up hope of ever having a family."

She found love again with a friend she knew through the band named Steve Schlapman, and though they hoped for kids, she had been told that due to endometriosis, pregnancy was unlikely. Today, the couple has two children, Daisy, 14, and Dolly, 4. She wrote a story about her family's "miracle" called A Dolly for Christmas, and recounts their journey to the family life they have today to PEOPLE, in her own words.

I was told I wasn't able to have a baby, but lo and behold, we got pregnant on our honeymoon. Surprise! I believe, 100%, that my Steve in heaven sent me a wedding gift, and it was that baby girl. I believe he got up there and said, "Hey God, this woman has been in a lot of pain. We've got to give her what she's always wanted."

I went into labor almost four weeks early while I was on tour in Phoenix, with the tour bus in the parking lot. But the band had to go onto the next show in Las Vegas. (Daisy was born a minute before they walked on stage!) So we rented a tour bus to drive the 33 hours home to Nashville, with Daisy sleeping in one of the drawers my husband pulled out and made into a bed.

We came home and I was in heaven. It was just the sweetest. It was my greatest dream come true. We started trying for another one, and pretty soon we did get pregnant, but we lost that baby to miscarriage. We kept trying, but then when Daisy was 4, she started begging for a sibling: "Please, please. I want a baby brother or a baby sister."

We started trying

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While co-hosting Today with Jenna & Friends, Little Big Town‘s Kimberly Schlapman made a surprising revelation to host Jenna Bush Hager. When asked if she’s “ever had a wild night on vacation,” the country music star decided to share something that she had kept a secret from her parents and children since 2006. Schlapman revealed that she had eloped with her husband, Stephen Schlapman, in Las Vegas six months prior to their formal wedding ceremony, and almost nobody knew about it, including their kids. She explained that the decision to elope was not spontaneous and had been planned in advance, leading to a prolonged period of secrecy which she was relieved to finally disclose on national television. “When we talked about this earlier, I started shaking, I got really nervous,” Schlapman admitted. But after disclosing her long held secret, the singer said it was “nice to be free of that.” (People)

Little Big Town's talent pool is becoming even deeper.

LBT front-woman, Kimberly Schlapman, recently took to Instagram to showcase a new vocalist. No, this singer isn't from a reality TV show or a viral video. This precious voice happens to belong to her daughter. 

Kimberly shared the clip with the caption, "Anytime my Daisy spends a night away from her little sister, Dolly, she makes a video for her. Sometimes she tells a story, sometimes she reads a book, and sometimes she sings a song. This is one of those videos. It's Dolly's favorite song. The genuine spirit she sings with brings this mama to tears every time. During this very unsettling time, I thank God for simple blessings like the love between my girls. And amazing grace." 

See this proud mama's video by clicking the link below. 

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