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I was born the third child out of ten, to Junior and Rachel Campbell from Amherst County, Virginia. As long
as I can remember I have enjoyed singing. I know it was God that placed the love of music in my heart. From
the time I was a little child, I loved to sing.
Have you ever met a person who did something involuntarily, not realizing what they were doing. Well, I'm
one of those people who hum at the table without realizing it especially if I have deep things going on inside of
me. Daddy use to say "Quit humming at the table" and I would look around to see who was doing it. It was
me. I'd sing at school, at church, and where ever people might encourage a little singing. I don't quite
understand it because I get so nervous about getting in front of people. Book reports scared me so bad and
getting up to talk to people makes my knees quiver, but when I get started singing I know my knees are still
knocking but the song takes over.
Like I said, I grew up in a family with ten kids and when we were traveling Daddy and Mamma would get us
to sing or do "I Spy" games to relieve the stress of everyone sitting on everyone else's knees. There were
people in my church I loved to imitate and some of the famous people over the years that influenced my
singing were Elvis Presley and Karen Carpenter. I started writing songs in my teens. I especially loved Gospel
songs and love songs.
I started singing in The Church of God in Monroe, Virginia, with my brother, Michael, and sister, Nancy.
Later my sister, Teresa, would join us. We moved to a farm in Amherst when I was getting ready for the 5th
grade and that's really where I found the freedom to go and sing out in the woods and not be worried about
what other people thought. One of my most favorite songs was How Great Thou Art.
In Amherst, we started going to my mom's home church, Poplar United Methodist Church.
I met some very special people there like Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Pribble who have gone on to be with the
Lord. They didn't have any children of their own so the children at Poplar became their children. I attended
there until I got married to Doug Dalton from Gretna. We moved to Gretna, after having our 1st child, Allen.
But the love for singing for the Lord prevailed and I started singing at my husband's home church,
Summersett Baptist Church.
After having my second child, Blake, I started writing songs again. I spoke to a lady from Gretna who
introduced me to the autoharp which really helped me in my songwriting and singing. I finally had something
to play. One of the first songs that I recorded was called The Gift of Love which I wrote for my family. It's a
song that explains how important it is to witness of God's Grace, not by our works, that we are saved. He
loved us so much that He gave His only Son, Jesus, to die upon that cross for our sins and Praise the Lord,
He came back to life again. Charlotte Wells,from WMNA radio in Gretna, really helped to get this song out. It
was probably around this time that I started singing with two of my other sisters, Rose and Christy. I now
have four sons, Allen, Blake, Jesse, and Scott that God has blessed me with and whom I love very much.
I want to share something with you. I am nowhere close to being perfect. I have had some very dark times in
my life. But what kept me going was I knew God loved me. I am human and I know no matter what mistakes
I may make, I belong to God. The singing that I do is for the glory of God. I sing because God loves me and
He loves you. He gives me this desire to share that with you. If you think "How can this God love me with all
the bad things that I have done in this life?" you are not alone. There's a special song that says it all. "The
ground is level at the foot of the Cross". I have sinned, you have sinned, and everybody else except for Jesus.
We all have our weaknesses that can get us into sin. I will be honest with you. Sometimes I have good days
and sometimes I have bad days. Sometimes I have to take it a minute at a time with my weaknesses and I cry
out to God because He knows everything and I know He sees my tears and He knows my heartaches. He
knows yours, too.I know God is able to deliver you and me. John 3: 16 says "For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." I trust this Word and I hope you will also. God loves you and so do I.
I ask for your prayers. Thank you. May God Bless you.
In Christ,
Barbara Dalton
as I can remember I have enjoyed singing. I know it was God that placed the love of music in my heart. From
the time I was a little child, I loved to sing.
Have you ever met a person who did something involuntarily, not realizing what they were doing. Well, I'm
one of those people who hum at the table without realizing it especially if I have deep things going on inside of
me. Daddy use to say "Quit humming at the table" and I would look around to see who was doing it. It was
me. I'd sing at school, at church, and where ever people might encourage a little singing. I don't quite
understand it because I get so nervous about getting in front of people. Book reports scared me so bad and
getting up to talk to people makes my knees quiver, but when I get started singing I know my knees are still
knocking but the song takes over.
Like I said, I grew up in a family with ten kids and when we were traveling Daddy and Mamma would get us
to sing or do "I Spy" games to relieve the stress of everyone sitting on everyone else's knees. There were
people in my church I loved to imitate and some of the famous people over the years that influenced my
singing were Elvis Presley and Karen Carpenter. I started writing songs in my teens. I especially loved Gospel
songs and love songs.
I started singing in The Church of God in Monroe, Virginia, with my brother, Michael, and sister, Nancy.
Later my sister, Teresa, would join us. We moved to a farm in Amherst when I was getting ready for the 5th
grade and that's really where I found the freedom to go and sing out in the woods and not be worried about
what other people thought. One of my most favorite songs was How Great Thou Art.
In Amherst, we started going to my mom's home church, Poplar United Methodist Church.
I met some very special people there like Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Pribble who have gone on to be with the
Lord. They didn't have any children of their own so the children at Poplar became their children. I attended
there until I got married to Doug Dalton from Gretna. We moved to Gretna, after having our 1st child, Allen.
But the love for singing for the Lord prevailed and I started singing at my husband's home church,
Summersett Baptist Church.
After having my second child, Blake, I started writing songs again. I spoke to a lady from Gretna who
introduced me to the autoharp which really helped me in my songwriting and singing. I finally had something
to play. One of the first songs that I recorded was called The Gift of Love which I wrote for my family. It's a
song that explains how important it is to witness of God's Grace, not by our works, that we are saved. He
loved us so much that He gave His only Son, Jesus, to die upon that cross for our sins and Praise the Lord,
He came back to life again. Charlotte Wells,from WMNA radio in Gretna, really helped to get this song out. It
was probably around this time that I started singing with two of my other sisters, Rose and Christy. I now
have four sons, Allen, Blake, Jesse, and Scott that God has blessed me with and whom I love very much.
I want to share something with you. I am nowhere close to being perfect. I have had some very dark times in
my life. But what kept me going was I knew God loved me. I am human and I know no matter what mistakes
I may make, I belong to God. The singing that I do is for the glory of God. I sing because God loves me and
He loves you. He gives me this desire to share that with you. If you think "How can this God love me with all
the bad things that I have done in this life?" you are not alone. There's a special song that says it all. "The
ground is level at the foot of the Cross". I have sinned, you have sinned, and everybody else except for Jesus.
We all have our weaknesses that can get us into sin. I will be honest with you. Sometimes I have good days
and sometimes I have bad days. Sometimes I have to take it a minute at a time with my weaknesses and I cry
out to God because He knows everything and I know He sees my tears and He knows my heartaches. He
knows yours, too.I know God is able to deliver you and me. John 3: 16 says "For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." I trust this Word and I hope you will also. God loves you and so do I.
I ask for your prayers. Thank you. May God Bless you.
In Christ,
Barbara Dalton
