NEW CD! Arise and Shine!

I am so excited to share this new CD with you! These songs come from a special time in my life, and I even included a song I wrote about President Uchtdorf's inspired address, "Forget Me Not." There is truly something for everyone. It's available on iTunes and in stores this week.

Preview and download in iTunes!

Deseret Book Ladies Night

What a lovely sight to see all of these fabulous women at Deseret Book's Ladies Night in Orem, UT.

 I loved sharing a few of my songs with them as well as signing CD's.

And the best part was having two of my favorite ladies there with me - my dear sister, Marci, and sweet niece, Nikki.  Love these ladies!

How blessed I felt to enjoy this Conference weekend with my sister and our families.

One of my favorite quotes from General Conference comes from Richard G. Scott:

"Pure love is an incomparable, potent power for good. Righteous love is the foundation of a successful marriage. It is the primary cause of contented, well-developed children. Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother’s love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully plants and lovingly cultivates in the fertile soil of a child’s trusting mind and heart? As a mother you have been given divine instincts to help you sense your child’s special talents and unique capacities. With your husband you can nurture, strengthen, and cause those traits to flower.

It is so rewarding to be married. Marriage is wonderful. In time you begin to think alike and have the same ideas and impressions. You have times when you are extremely happy, times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all of those growth experiences together."

"Higher" on Itunes!

Preview and purchase songs from "Higher" on Itunes!  I hope you'll enjoy it!
If you prefer the disc with lyrics, you can find it in stores and online here.

Also, I will be giving a copy of "Higher" as well as my Christmas CD, "Home for the Holidays" to the first three individuals who write a review on Itunes or online at Deseret Book and come back and tell me here.  :)  THANKS!!

NEW CD!

"We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things.  If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things."

Coming soon!  Can't wait.  :)

Slack Family Benefit Concert

One of the main reasons I love sharing music with others is to offer hope.  It is my sincere hope that we can help the sweet Slack Family through our November 12th Benefit Concert.  Please consider bringing your families and enjoy an evening of music together.  Call 435.862.6831 for tickets.

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L.O.V.E.

Recently I had the chance to perform for a women's conference in Page, AZ.  The theme of the day for the sisters was "L.O.V.E. - Living Our Values Everyday."  Wonderful preparations had been made by sweet Alice Gifford.  What a blessing to be able to enjoy the ride with my great dad and dear friend.  My dad is always so supportive in traveling with me, and Melanie has been so gracious to join me on numerous occasions and share her wonderful talent on the piano.  Kind friends Amy and Leah also travelled down for the conference.  It was a sweet experience filled with lots of LOVE!  :)

Women's Fireside

What a blessing for me to be able to share a women's fireside last night with the sweet Relief Society Sisters and Young Women of the LaVerkin, Utah Stake.  Thank you, Carolyn, for the invitation.  There were truly such sweet, amazing, talented women that I was able to meet and converse with afterward.  Even special friends were there.  It made me so happy!  Each chance for me to share my testimony and songs is a special reminder of the joy in my life and the blessings I know because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Here is a lovely group of ladies - my dear friend, Josie, her sisters-in-law, Carolyn and Crystal, and their sweet mother, JoAnn.

And one with Jos, always so supportive!  Thank you!

Private Voice Lessons This Fall!

A Hero I Know

I recently performed for a Girls Camp in Heber Valley and my talented best friend, Melanie, was so kind to join me for this fireside. The sweet leaders of this stake chose "A Hero I Know" from my Stay True CD as their theme song. When their YW sang this to open the evening, it invited an incredibly special spirit, and I felt so humbled to be there. I was so blessed to have these amazing and very supportive ladies with me: (from the left) my sister's dear friend, Diesta, my wonderful sister, Marci, me, sweet Melanie, and her wonderful sister, Cynthia. It was a very special evening, and you can see our closing performance of "A Hero I Know" 
here.

Masterpiece

Just wanted to give a little shout out to one of the most inspired and influential LDS musicians ever - Julie de Azevedo!

She was signing copies of her new CD, MASTERPIECE - The Best of Julie de Azevedo, at Deseret Book and was kind enough to be in a photo with me.  Julie's music has been a profound blessing in my life since I was young.  I have thoroughly enjoyed revisiting some of her greatest songs in this new collection.  Don't miss it!  

Sheet Music for "STRONG and SURE"

Click here for sheet music and mp3 of "Strong & Sure"!

It's Here!!!

Courageous and Strong: Songs for Youth 2010 is now available for download here:

Courageous and Strong!

and will be in stores before Thanksgiving. The disc features 6 songs for the 2010 mutual theme: "Be strong and of a good courage," as well as a special bonus track and accompaniment tracks. I'm so happy to share this new music with you and I know there is something here for everyone. ENJOY!!!

Courageous and STRONG!

I couldn't wait another minute to let you see the first look at the new CD for 2010. Thank you Staci D. for sharing your sweet friendship and amazing photography talent with me. I'm so excited for this one!

Play Ball!!!

I was lucky to get to sing the National Anthem to open a recent baseball game. It was a unique opportunity - something a bit different than I usually do, so I wanted to make note of it here. My little Luke was so excited to wave to me from the stands. Afterward he asked, "Mom - you are Lyndsi Houskeeper?" I guess when they announced me he was just expecting them to say, "Luke's mom," which I would probably prefer. :) That little boy always makes me smile.

Celebrate Children!

I just came across this great collage of the 2009 National PTA Convention that I was blessed to be a part of this year. For the past few years, I've been writing the song for the PTA Theme and this year it's "Celebrate Children". I loved it! I love my children so much and I love the idea of celebrating them every day! It was a very special experience to share this song with a wonderful group of individuals. My good friend, Ryan Tilby, also performed with his group Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband. It was a great convention and a super way to kick off the year for our wonderful children! (I'll add the song to my playlist too, so listen if you'd like!)