Kids have a way of getting the big picture right and the details hilariously wrong. Carrie Underwood found that out at her own kitchen table.
If you only know the name, here’s who she is. Carrie won “American Idol” back when she was a young singer from Oklahoma, and she’s gone on to sell millions of records. She’s married to Mike Fisher, the retired NHL player who captained the Nashville Predators. Together they have two boys, Isaiah and Jacob.
Back in the fall of 2024, Carrie took on a brand new job that kept her away from home. She went back to “American Idol,” only this time she wasn’t the one singing for the judges. She was a judge.
That’s a big switch for a mom whose whole career has been about the microphone. And to a couple of little boys, it wasn’t exactly clear what Mom was off doing.
At the time, Isaiah was 9 and Jacob was 5. They knew Mom worked in music. They knew she was going away. So one of her boys did what a lot of good kids do when someone they love leaves for something important.
He prayed for her.
Carrie shared the story with E! News in early October 2024, not long after she took her seat at the judges’ table. She explained that her son had his own idea about the new gig.
“My son thinks I’m singing somewhere, so he’s like, ‘God, please give her all the right words and help her sing great.'”
It’s a sweet prayer. It’s also a prayer for the wrong job. And Mike couldn’t let it slide.
“Mike was like, ‘She’s not singing.'”
Three words from the former hockey captain, and that was the end of that. Carrie tells it much better than any write-up could, so let her tell you herself.
Carrie tells E! News about her son’s prayer
What’s lovely is that Carrie didn’t mind one bit that her boys were a little fuzzy on her job description. If anything, she liked it that way.
“They don’t really know what I do. They do, but they don’t, which I kind of love. I’m ‘mom’ to them.”
For a woman who has filled arenas and won “American Idol” herself, that might be the title she’s proudest of.
The boys are older now, about 11 and 7. And Mom’s still got that job. Carrie is back at the judges’ table for the next season of “American Idol” alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, with Ryan Seacrest hosting once again. She was in Savannah, Georgia, filming auditions in late October, and the new season is expected early next year.
Maybe by now the boys have it all figured out. Or maybe somebody in that house is still asking God to help Mom sing great when she heads off to work. If so, we’d bet Dad is right there to sort it out.