Of Fear, Faith, and Foxes
The Beginnings of Fear When I was eight years old, a strange man banged on our front door. My mom opened it and he asked her, “this cat out here yours?” Looking over her shoulder at me, he leaned in to say something which only she could hear. Mom turned to me and my sister … Read more
The Music Recording Process: Part 1, An Overview
The Music Recording Process in Order of Appearance I thoroughly enjoy the music recording process. At least the way my husband and I did it as recording artist, Out of the Grey. Crafting a song from start to finish in the recording studio excites me. My favorite part of this art is singing the lead vocal. … Read more
Happy with Your Lot in Life?
Every spring, people get an itch for something new, something different. Many people move to new homes in this season, looking for a different situation or a change of view. They are imagining a better lot in life. This spring, I have an itch for updating, remodeling, and just cleaning out the house I have. Yet, I … Read more
Finding the Blind Spots
I looked in the rear-view mirror twice to be certain no one was in that lane. Turn signal on, I made my move across that dotted white line. “Watch out!” My husband had been looking in the same direction as I had, but he saw the car I had not seen. An angry horn blast … Read more
Making Connections, Not Projections
Walking with my daughter, Carina, on a lakeside trail recently, I happened upon an epiphany: I project when I don’t connect. What I mean is, I create mental projections on the wall of my imagination if I do not have real-life interactions and conversations. Like when a friend has not called me in a month, … Read more
“Unfolding” Song Lyrics
Unfolding by Out of the Grey This small stretch of sky is my horizon The extent of all my hopeful dreams Yet I yearn to go beyond perceptions And see inside some other lives unfolding So … Read more
Learning to Breathe
I have been learning to breathe again. I’ve been practicing breathing for a few months now. You know, the kind of breathing that requires a concentrated effort to simply listen to the sound, the sound of your breath. No thoughts allowed. Just create a small wind tunnel in your throat and focus on that sound … Read more
Running Out Of Time: Escape the Hurry and Worry
I am running out of time, I’m running out of time Running from the hurry, turning worry into wine In my mind Out of time I know ‘if only’ is what was and ‘what if’ is in doubt So I think I’ll find myself a lovely here and now So sublime Out of time I … Read more
The Rock and The Hard Place: Finding A Way Out of Unsolvable Problems
When UP is Not an Option There’s the rock and there’s the hard place. Then there’s me in the middle. The sides of these impossible walls are smooth and sheer. They are close enough together to make me claustrophobic but far enough apart to keep me from shimmying up between them. Sure, I can look up … 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
