For as long as I can remember, I have had tunes running
through my head, sometimes with words, sometimes not. In fact, my sister Carol Wieland and I used
to make up tunes to help us memorize our Bible verses when we were young. I love singing and listening to music and
enjoy playing the piano.
Several years ago, my brother-in-law Dr. Jonathan Sastic
sent us a CD with Easter music he played on the piano and organ. One of the songs is “The Via Dolorosa” by
Niles Borop and Billy Sprague, for which he had made his own arrangement. I
love that song and decided to learn to play it. I bought a copy of the sheet music, but it was
accompaniment and too hard for me to play, plus the right hand wasn’t the
melody. So I figured that if Jon could
write his own arrangement, so could I.
Now I had taken some piano lessons when in high school, but
didn’t get very far and really didn’t know what I was doing. But I sat down at
the piano and kept hitting the keys and eventually came up with something I
could play and that I liked.
Then one day as a tune with the phrase “the heavens declare
your glory, O Lord” was running through my head, I decided to pick out the
melody on the piano. I then got the
words and notes on paper, added chords and the song was written. Since then, I have written a few more
songs. Without any music theory this has
been a challenge, but one I enjoy.
A bit more about me – I am nearing 60. My husband Charlie and I raised 4 wonderful
children, homeschooling them all the way through high school. I love to garden (organically), sew, read,
exercise, try new recipes, take pictures, and play the piano. Most importantly, I strive to live for my
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that He would be glorified through my life.
