

Mother’s Day: A Song for Mom
You Were There Verse 1 I can see you Running beside my bicycle Holding me up as I try balancing by myself I can see you Making the meals and making ends meet Soup on the stove, snow days at home Love in my lunch box wrapped around a treat And through all my … Read more
Finding Freedom In Confinement
Are you finding new freedom in this self-imposed confinement? Living With Limitations Social distancing and sheltering in place in the time of Coronavirus have created a unique situation for many of us. For example, a friend who lives alone is now working from home. This could double the loneliness for her, but at least she … Read more
About Christine

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Lifelines -
Tracing My Journey in Story and Song
Hi! I’m Christine Dente. I am a writer and a singer/songwriter.
I am a God-pursuer and a Jesus-follower.
Someone once said that “we write our own medicine.” That’s what I have been doing most of my life with songs and with prose.
- I try to draw beauty out of the grey shadows of life,
- trace the shape of grace in childhood traumas,
- find lifelines of hope in everyday dramas, and
- share the things I’ve learned along the road.
- find lifelines of hope in everyday dramas, and
- trace the shape of grace in childhood traumas,
I grew up on Horseshoe Road in rural Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I spent much of my childhood negotiating the rocky places in my parents’ relationship and the effects of their eventual divorce. Shaped by American culture and family dysfunction, I developed the skills I needed to survive and thrive in my high school years and beyond. Some of those skills needed dismantling when they wore out their usefulness. Some have made me what I am today.
In 1985, I met Scott Dente at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
We graduated and married in 1987, moving to Nashville, Tennessee, a year later.
Armed with 2 cats and a guitar, we took on the music business and became recording artists 2 years later.
As Out of the Grey, Scott and I had the privilege of writing, recording, and performing our music as we were raising our family. You can find out more about Out of the Grey here.
After years of homeschooling and touring, our 3 children grew up and out of the house.
With more time on my hands, I let my thoughts and memories stretch their legs and take their turn in the journey.
I get to write books, blogs, and music.
I get to work on my issues with fear and faith.
I can discover some freedom in getting older.
This is where you find me.
May the words of my medicine and the meditations of my heart inspire and encourage you on your own journey!
Thanks for listening,
Christine