Shortly afterwards she was invited to tour with Bill and Gloria Gaither and she became a featured artist on the Gaither Homecoming Tour. Paschal's self-titled debut album with Word was nominated for a Dove Award for "Inspirational Album of the Year" in 1990. Her "Simple Trust" album featured her No. 1 inspirational radio hit, "Take These Burdens". Her single, "Hide Me Sweet Rock of Ages", was No. 1 on The Singing News Top 80 Chart in August 2009, the only full-time female soloist at the time to have a No. 1 song on that chart. Paschal's passion and vulnerability are evident in her inspiring music, including her latest release, "Beginnings". She has earned multiple Diamond Awards and numerous Grammy nominations, and she is consistently named among Gospel Music's favorite soloists by the genre's top trade magazines. In 1998, Paschal performed her song, "Another Soldier's Coming Home", written as a tribute to her grandfather, upon invitation for the National Memorial Service of First Lieutenant Michael Blassie, the first unknown soldier from the Vietnam War to be exhumed and positively identified. In 2009, Paschal started a radio program focused on cancer awareness, "Walking The Good Road", that aired on more than 30 stations in the U.S. and Canada. She also began the Annual Cancer Walk at Gospel Music's premier weeklong festival, NQC. In May 2019, Paschal was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the association's highest award that recognizes trailblazers that have made a profound impact on Christian & gospel music. Paschal served as the spokeswoman for an international Christian relief organization, "Mission of Mercy," founded by missionaries Mark and Huldah Buntain. Paschal has authored two books:   Paschal was a contributing writer to "Homecoming Magazine" with a monthly article called "The Good Road."