Category: Lines on a Staff: Musicians, Albums and Songs

Lines to Draw Closer

One of the hardest things to draw seems to be simple.  Straight lines.  While the skill seems so basic, this is the place to start when one wants to become an artist.  Particularly challenging for children, partly due to the monotony, practicing drawing straight lines over and over is the way to see drastic artistic […]

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Line up of Easter Songs

Today is Good Friday.  Every year it seems like we get really busy right about this time.  So focusing on what Easter really means can be a challenge for me.  One thing that I have done that has really helped is to create an “Easter songs” playlist for my I-pod.  Here are the songs from […]

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Homonym Lines Part 1: Not Idle-Idol

Admitting that I might just have an idol is hard to type.  But unfortunately I think it might be true.  As I type this my husband is upstairs finishing up yet another perfectly designed bathroom.  I was upstairs “helping” (by throwing away trash and keeping him company).  But for now, I decided that it is […]

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Lines of Desperation: “Lord, I Need You”

Evidently this month has passed by in a blur because I did not realize that I have not been here for several weeks.  This has been a challenging month for my family.  Faced with a daunting decision, we are choosing to walk by faith in a new direction that involves a job change and probable […]

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Glorious Lines

Ever since our Pastor Mike McDonald preached on the word “glory” many Decembers ago, I have loved that word!  I filed away an article that he also wrote on what “glory” really means. The basic idea of the Old Testament word is substance or weight.  The bottom line idea of the New Testament word is […]

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Connecting the Dots with Lines: From Nebraska to Nepal

-Five Midwestern college guys wanting to take 6 months off in the mountains before starting “real” jobs -A man closer to retirement than to entering the work force beginning a whole other “career” -A nationally touring recording rock band -A radio station with a mission -A six year old girl -A homeschooling mom When you […]

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Lyric Lines: Seven of Songs for a Savior: “Breath of Heaven”

Deciding to become a travel writer in 2013 was not a hard decision. Even in the winter, driving around in a vehicle with heated seats is not exactly uncomfortable. Driving for miles without stopping is not hard. I can drive to any Midwest destination in a relatively short amount of time. I am quite certain […]

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Lyric Lines: Six of Seven Songs for a Savior

Remember I told you that I am a bit of a Christmas music junkie?  I almost made it through this December without buying a new album.  But this morning I am caving in and buying Sidewalk Prophets’ “Merry Christmas to You” album.   (And at $6.99 for the MP3 on Amazon right now, I think it […]

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Lyric Lines: Five of Seven Songs for a Savior

Today the song is definitely honor of my children.  This is one of my favorite songs to listen to this time of year.  Many  years ago the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir came out with a “Happy birthday, Jesus” song.  That one is sweet and all, but I happen to like the below version even better.  This […]

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Line up around the piano: “Angels We Have Heard On High” by the Piano Guys

Next week I will finish my series on “Lyric Lines for the Savior.”  Today’s post could almost count since the song is about Jesus coming.  But since there really are not any words, I decided this one should be more for fun.  My husband discovered “The Piano Guys” at a seminar he went to in […]

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