So I wanted to tell you about a couple cool things that some of my friends are doing that you just might want to check out for yourself.
The first one is a girl named Samantha from the Indianapolis, IN area. She attends a church called Connection Pointe. It’s a great church that I’ve had the honor of leading worship for not only their VBX summer event for kids but also their middle school services and High School Winter Retreat. Samantha is a big Yancy fan and she just recently started something pretty cool. (Especially cool for an 8 year old kid!) It’s Headbands for Hope. Samantha is making some pretty cute headbands and taking the profits from her sales and giving to two different charities. This is a young girl who gets what it means to use your talents to make a difference in this world and share the love of Jesus with others. I encourage you to check it out. You just might want to order a headband for yourself or maybe a gift for a friend and support this young entrepreneur who is using what they have to serve Jesus. Learn more at http://www.HeadbandsForHope.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/headbandsforhope
Another good friend of mine has a blog, Impress Your Kids, that offers great ideas for parents on things they could to teach their kids at the Bible. It may be a craft or an activity but I promise it will be some creative ideas of ways you bring Jesus and the Bible into your everyday life and play time with your kids. You can follow Impress Your Kids on twitter and facebook too. Here’s a link to their blog which you might want to check out right away. Currently they are doing a giveaway of my Rock-N-Happy Heart Devotional for elementary students. You just might be the lucky winner so go on the site and enter to win.
Thanks for taking the time to check out the cool things my friends are doing. Hope your summer is still rocking and your back to school plans are a rolling!
Until next time.
So it’s been awhile. I spent two fantastic weeks on the road in the Dallas, TX area. I did two weeks of camp at Mt. Lebanon Camp and then was a part of 4th of July festivities at Family Worship Center in McKinney and then a weekend of worship and worship team training at Spring Creek Church in Garland. Everything is bigger and grander in Texas (especially the size of their bridges and overpasses) and it was a fantastic two weeks on the road. Saw lots of old friends and made some new ones. It was a blast!
I came home for a few short days and then headed up to the beautiful Lexington, KY for the CMX . It was a great 2 days of hanging out, sharing ideas, meeting new friends and the first ever performance of a new song “Make It Loud”. It was an awesome experience to sing the new tune for an audience for the first time….oh and it was my birthday too which made it even more fun. When I wasn’t working I was getting my favorite ice cream in all the world! Yes, I said WORLD. “Graeter’s ice cream” It is Heaven on earth….at least in my humble opinion.
This week I’m up in Rushville, NY right on Lake Canandaigua. I have a beautiful view of the lake outside my cottage and am enjoying the opportunity of leading worship and encouraging kids during their summer camp with the Family Life Network.
I mentioned getting to do a new song live for the first time “Make It Loud”. My new CD will release in October and I am sooooo excited for you to hear these new songs. The CD officially has a name it’s Stars, Guitars & Megaphone Dreams. I’ll have some pre-order info for you soon here on yancynotnancy.com but until then here’s a few pictures hard at work in the studio during the making of the new CD.
I’ll be in touch soon. Hope your summer has been a happy one!
YANCY
Last night I went to a birthday party for a friend. It was a great time of celebration filled with community, laughter and great conversations. It reminded me that God’s Word tell us in Proverbs 27:17: “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
Summer is a great time to invest in your relationships. Between no school and vacations hopefully you have a little extra time in your schedule the next couple months. Take this time to invest in your relationships. Have a cookout, go get ice cream, go swimming or get some exercise with a friend. We need people in our life that will help challenge us. At times that’s encouragement or support. Others it’s to point out places of weakness where we need to focus and grow.
I’ll be honest I can be a bit of a loner. I love to go out to eat by myself and have some quality alone time with just me. Although I realize and understand for certain personality types that alone time is needed but don’t become your own victim by being a loner all the time. Reach out and be a friend to those in your life (whether they’re related to you or not). Be kind and loving. Show yourself friendly. (Proverbs 18:24) Go laugh and have fun. You’ll walk away refreshed and more complete as you let iron sharpen iron in your life.
So I’ve completed two weeks on the road doing summer events. Summer brings an interesting switch to my schedule. During the school year I’m mostly on the road on the weekends and home some during the week but in the summer it flips to week events and home on the weekends. Last week I was blessed to be a part of a VBX at Westside Church in Omaha. Their advertising said “this ain’t your Grandma’s VBS” and it was a blast singing and leading worship with precious elementary students as they sang at the top of their lungs. This week I did an event in Nashville for Crosspoint Church. An amazing church in our community that has multiple campuses and is communicating truth and life to families in a way that presents Jesus for how relevant He is in 2010. Don’t ever forget Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever! Jesus is just a relevant to us today as he was to Paul in the Bible or to your great grandparents a couple generations ago. Everything we ever could need we can find in Him.
I just completed a Camp KidJam (www.campkidjam.com) in Deland, FL. These are such fun events. I love getting to be a part of team and work with some awesome teens and college students from the Atlanta, GA area at these events. Now, I’m on a plane flying to St. Louis to lead a family concert in Illinois this evening. I’m so blessed that I get to be a messenger to challenge families and teach kids how to worship Jesus. He deserves all the fame, thanks, praise and attention we could ever give.
I’m nearing the end of the recording process of the new record. I have vocals on a couple songs left and then we start the mix. Please keep me in your prayers as I finish this project. I’m super pumped about it and can’t wait for you to hear the new songs.
I have many more summer events these next few months. I’m eager to be out there on the road lifting up praises to the One who deserves all praise. Be sure to look at the tour page on my site to see if I’ll be in your area this summer. Have fun in the sun. Drink some lemonade, eat some ice cream. Enjoy time with your family and friends. Happy summer everyone!
Love,
YANCY
P.S. It’s not too early to think about Christmas. I’m booking dates for my Christmas tour so request to have me at your church. Or email jan@behindthevoice.com if you’re a concert promotor or Church staff to see how easy it can be to have your own Yancy Christmas concert at your Church!
So I haven’t been the best about keeping you guys updated here on my blog. It’s time to ch-ch-ch-change that! I hope you’re doing well. I’ve been home alot the past couple months living life, cleaning closets and pantries plus writing and preparing to enter the studio. I’m in the studio now working on my next preteen focused CD and DVD. I’m planning for it to release in October. I’ll keep you posted on it as it continues to develop. I’m really excited about these 12 new songs. I hope you’ll love them just as much as I do. I’ll keep posting some updates here over the next month so be on the lookout for that.
It’s that time of year. Kids are getting out of school. Some graduating and some just ready for a summer of fun. I’m getting ready to head out on the road most of June and July to be a part of many camps, VBS weeks and special summer events. I’m excited to get back out there to see all of you. Check the tour page of my website for where I’ll be this summer.
I love you all. Thanks for your prayers and support. Don’t ever forget that God loves you and has an amazing plan for your life. God is for you! Romans 8:31.
I hope your spring is treating you well. All this sunshine is glorious. Hopefully you’re getting to relax a little after knocking outl the spring cleaning and tax preparations. With all the busyness of life we wanted to give you a couple treats this weekend. I’d send you all a popsicle and some icecream if I could but instead here you go:
Treat #1 Get FREE SHIPPING on any order at www.yancynotnancy.com by entering the code: aprilfree at checkout.
Treat #2 is you can save $5 on any t-shirt by entering the code: save5 at checkout.
Hurry, these offers will expire Monday.
While you’re there on the site check out the new section and hear about my partnership with Sweet Sleep. It’s an amazing organization that gets beds to orphans. You can be a part of it. Learn more in the news section of my site.
I’m headed to Springdale, AR for an event at First Baptist Church this weekend. If you’re in the area come out.
Be blessed my friends and keep walking in His light. Thanks for your support!
I’ve been home a good bit the past couple weeks which is a rarity for me but it’s been great. My husband and I spent some time in one of our favorite places, Los Angeles, California. It was great to have a few days to chill and enjoy beautiful weather. I came home ready to tackle some of that spring cleaning I mentioned in my last post. Whether it was closet cleaning and making some donations to Goodwill or washing patio furniture and sweeping dust bunnies…I was reminded of how important it is for us to clean inside and out. Having an organized closet means nothing if our heart is cluttered and stained with mistakes.
Psalm 51:10 says “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” This should be our prayer everyday. My Mom always quoted the lyrics to a song by a Christian Rock Band in the 80’s “Mylon Lefevre and Broken Heart” that was called “Love God, Hate Sin”. She wrote it in every birthday card, letter while I was at camp, etc. At times it seemed silly as to why she told me that so many times but it sunk in. Now that I’m a bit older I get it. “Love God, Hate sin”. if we lived our lives by that rule do you realize how much better the world would be? If we love God with all our hearts and we strive to live our life according to the Bible. Choosing to be in the world not of it. Not conformed to the things of this world but transformed by God’s amazing grace. Wow. I want it to be said of me that was sincerely and completely devoted to God. I realize I’m not perfect and I won’t be but I want my heart to be pure and clean. I want to be faithful to what God has called me to do. We are all messengers of His love. It’s time to let that story shine brightly just like a clean floor or sink sparkles. I want my heart to be sparkly clean and fresh.
I’m in the middle of writing songs, thinking and dreaming of my next record that I’ll begin recording in May. Keep me in your prayers for creativity, new songs, direction, etc. I want this project to impact lives and be filled with the promises of God’s word.
Wow, the past couple months have been busy. This past weekend I completed the spring leg of the SuperStart tour, and was leading worship. It was a blast being on the tour for the third year. The Lads were out with us too. If you haven’t heard of The Lads check them out at www.theladsband.com In addition to Super Start I’ve been in a host of churches doing special Sunday morning experiences or family concerts. It’s always a joy to be invited to churches and share my music. Last week I was in San Diego at the Children’s Pastors Conference. A Pastor walked up and handed me a card from the kids at his church thanking me for the song “Shout!”. So humbling to get to do what I do and be a small part of the listener’s experience and journey to Christ. I am very, very blessed.
It’s now officially spring and- wow. Everything from 60 degree weather to snow storms this past weekend here across the US. I’m excited to be heading back out west to Sunny southern California this week for a little R&R. I’m so excited to have some down time in one of my favorite places. I’ll be at South Hills Church in Corona this Sunday too so if you’re in the area. Come out…I’ll be leading worship for the main service. When I return home I’m going to be hitting the ground hard writing and planning my next record. I plan to be back in the studio during the month of May. I can’t wait to record some new songs and get back out there on the road to share the music!
Back to the topic of spring. A friend of mine was doing some cleaning and restructuring a few weeks back and posted a twitter message that said “Amazing liberation comes from throwing away junk you’ve been keeping. True spiritually too.” That really stuck out at me. It’s easy for us to see that our closet can’t possibly hold anything else or see a mess that we know needs cleaning. Every day we’re home we see the reality of the situation. Often times it’s a lot less likely that we notice the same thing happening in our spirits. It might be the hardening of our heart. It could be some hurts that we’re holding onto repeatedly scratching the scab off the wound instead of letting the hurt be healed the One who wants to heal us. There could be some bad habits that you need to overcome. Guess what, we can have a spiritual spring cleaning. Start by examining your heart, life and actions. If you need to grab a pen and paper and make a list. Just like cleaning the garage or a closet. Make a “keep pile” and a “trash pile”. Look at what you need to let go of. Pray and ask God for His help to get rid of the dirt in your spirit. Ask Him to help you each day to choose right things and overcome evil with good.
Until next time….keep on dreaming big dreams. Our God is big and has a plan for you!
This past month I entered the studio to record a few new preschool songs….well, five new preschool songs to be exact. They will eventually release on the next installment of “Little Praise Party” in 2011….but since I’ve been getting so many requests from fans of LPP for new music I thought I’d go ahead and release these 5 songs but only for a limited time. A few of the songs have an Easter and/or spring theme so the 5 songs are available exclusively at Kidzmatter.com for download for only $5…but hurry….After Easter these songs will return to the vault until the complete album is ready to release.
Thanks for supporting the music. Your support is what enables new music to be created and future projects to come down the pipeline. The stories of how the “Little Praise Party” series has impacted kids, families and churches are too numerous to count. I’m humbled at how God has entrusted me with the opportunity to create music for these precious young children so they can learn about God’s love but also express their love back to God.
Thanks again for checking out the new music. I’ll be entering the studio again in May and can’t wait to record more. Please keep me in your prayers as I write and make plans for the next project.
Hello, Hello. The past few weeks have been keeping me busy. I’ve been in the studio recording some new preschool songs for the next Little Praise Party (which will release early 2011.) These first 5 songs have been a blast to write and record. I’m excited about an upcoming opportunity for you to get your hands on these 5 new tracks for a limited time. I’ll updated you soon on the details. Just to wet your appetite here’s some video footage of the kiddos in the studio.
I personally had the time of my life performing a kazoo band for the song “The Springtime Song”. Here’s a picture of my wonderful collection of kazoos and wazoos! Clearly, I’m having a fun time. Keep me in your prayers the next few days as I’m at the Napkin Conference in Las Vegas talking to Children’s Leaders about creativity in worship for kids. Talk to you all soon!
Keep me in your prayers the next few days as I’m at the Napkin Conference in Las Vegas talking to Children’s Leaders about creativity in worship for kids. Talk to you all soon! 
