“The key was the blessing of Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior,” Shawn Holiday said. “We built our foundation on the church while they were growing up. I feel like their mind is to that. Some kids are rebellious, but they went along with what we were trying to show them. With God and us, that helped. The ability that God gave them, that’s what it is. “We’re always asked what was the secret. It’s all of them. We just helped them find a way. They put in the work.” “I believe it’s a lot of prayer. It’s God’s gift … I know one of the Scriptures we stand on is in Deuteronomy that says God said that if you keep my commandments, I will bless you. And I just really believe that our children believe that. We love God,” Toya Holiday said.