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There are many emotions surrounding this death. The first that comes to mind is that even though she was 96 years old, she was still working, she was still “our Queen” and we thought she might live for one day beyond for ever! After all, 70 years on the throne is unprecedented! Whether you areContinue reading “The Queen of England has died”

When I was learning music theory as a teenager, I was given one quite thick, red-covered book and told to “go read this” and then take the music theory exam at The Royal Schools of Music in London, England! The book cost less than one English Pound – 50 years ago! I went looking forContinue reading “Discovering Music Theory”

This classic piece as we know it today, was the last piece that Ludwig Von Beethoven wrote. When he wrote this piece, he was 100% deaf and in ill health. During the premier performance of his 9th Symphony, which he conducted – accurately – by the way – he kept conducting even when the pieceContinue reading “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee Christmas Medley”

We have traveled quite extensively as a family, and so there were times along the way when we asked the question: “Where is home?” As a family, we decided that wherever we were at the moment, as long as we were together, that would be home! Now my children have children of their own. TheyContinue reading “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

I BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THIS AFTER FLIGHT 77 HIT THE PENTAGON ON 9/11, T THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED: A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they couldContinue reading “What 40 of our Marines did at the Pentagon on 9/11”

Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig Beethoven Here Linda plays this song on her Kurzweil with an string orchestra backing Linda merges two great songs: Toccatta in D by Bach and “Up from the Grave He Arose” on the Rogers Organ at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Nassau, Bahamas Can a piano player play an organ? Not automatically!Continue reading “Linda helps us relax”

I was reading a 2013 Seventh-Day Adventist paper on the role of the Pastor’s wife where Josiah B. Andor quotes Ellen G. White as saying: The wife of the minister of the Gospel can be a most successful helper and a great blessing to her husband, or a hindrance to him in his work”. SheContinue reading “Is this normal?”

Welcome to The Lightbourne Group. Here you will always find useful and useable information when you are looking for ways to help to improve ministry as we know it. Church is a business. We don’t like to think of it that way, but circumstances and our new normals are forcing us to re-examine the wayContinue reading “Hello My name is Dr. Linda Lightbourne”