Grammy® nominee and children’s music artist, Lori Henriques, wrote a song honoring President Jimmy Carter. When she met to share her music with President and Mrs. Carter, Henriques experienced the compassion and joy Carter exudes. “Last year I wrote a song for Jimmy Carter from his point of view,” she said. “Deep research into his life and philosophies went into every lyric of ‘A Kinder Way.’ When the opportunity to sing for the Carters arose, I got on a plane to Atlanta.” Arriving at The Carter Center from her home in the Pacific Northwest, Henriques felt the Carters’ uplifting spirit and emphasis on human dignity reverberating throughout the halls and in the people working there. “Sitting across from President Carter, looking into his eyes while singing the song, was one of the most emotionally powerful experiences of my life,” Henriques said. She discovered how “he is truly present in the moment.” Henriques confirmed what the thousands of volunteers and people whose lives he has helped must know—and most of us suspected—that the best-selling author, Nobel Laureate and long-time champion for human rights and world peace “has an ability to connect with other humans that is really something.” You can hear Henriques’ tribute to Jimmy Carter here.