Dream & Soar Tween Magazine: Faith & Fun for Christian Tweens and Teens

Everlife recently shared that they would be wrapping up their time as a band, but wanted to leave one more personal project for their fans. Watch the beautiful video below for their song “Coming Home” about how their hearts long for the familiarity of where they’ve come from, and get the single on iTunes here.

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When three totally different women blend their voices into amazing symmetry and harmony, you know something beautiful is happening.

The girls of Everlife carry so many talents, among them graphic designer, speaker, and jewelry designer. Yet Amber, Sarah and Julia share a love of music that comes from deep within.

Singers and songwriters from a very young age, Everlife can lay claim to wonderful
success after being signed by the Walt Disney Company as teens. Their wholesome lifestyle and creative talent were a perfect fit for the brand that sets their standard high with families. The results culminated in world tours, contributions to 12 Disney compilation records, 2 CDs of their own and performances for millions of fans.

But Everlife’s dream was to stretch their wings and continue singing as adults to an audience of their peers; expressing their opinions and feelings through their own songwriting, rather than performing even the most incredible music that what was handed to them.

Stories of confidence, finding beauty, and reveling in being a tad off balance are inspired by true-­‐life occurrences and feelings that dwell in these amazing young women. Reflected in their lyrics are the honesty of their thoughts and the courage to express them. With Everlife what you see is what you get.

For more information on Everlife you can go to www.everlifeonline.com.

“All our past will be back behind us, all our trouble will be forgotten now, that’s what I call a happy ever after in Heaven…” Lyrics from Happy Ever After

15-year-old Skylar Kaylyn’s song “Happy Ever After” is an upbeat and soothing reminder of the treasure that’s waiting for us in Heaven with God. The video and song are beautiful and inspiring, take a listen!

We love how Skylar sings and walks to a Heavenly heartbeat at a young age and is an inspiration to others! “Happy Ever After” is from Skylar’s original album titled “La La La” that is available on iTunes & Indie Heaven (click here to get it and to listen to more songs). You can also learn more about Skylar on Facebook here and her Youtube channel MuzicfromtheSKY.

Artist Notes

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My goal in being a Christian singer is to be able to impact boys and girls my age to live for Jesus every day whether they’re with friends at school or with friends at church. I want them to know that nothing else can satisfy their need for companionship and love and fulfillment like Jesus does.

My favorite Scripture is Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to Life, and only a few find it.” What this Scripture means to me is that living for Jesus might not always be the easy path, but it’s always worth it in the end.

My other favorite Scripture is Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” It encourages me when I’m really busy and I might start slipping from my faith or I’m just tired…it helps me to stop and remember that He is my God and He is with me and He’s bigger than all of this…it always gets me calmed down. Jesus Christ is my Hope, my first Love, my Security, my Life and my Eternity. I hope He’s yours as well.

Skylar Kaylyn is 15 years old and was born in Mission Viejo, CA, spending most of her life growing up in a small town in Wyoming. She loves her family of dad Randy, mom Summer, her big brother Taran and her little sister Serenity. She also a large extended family and with 16 cousins she enjoys the crazy and chaotic family get-togethers.

Skylar introduces herself and talks about her album below:

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The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you.” Jeremiah 31:3

God’s everlasting Love has drawn us into everlasting life through the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So many of us miss out on the greater gift of discovering Him because we settle for the surface level of receiving from & knowing about Him…

When we delve deeper into God we find there is always so much more to be found in Him, all joy and peace and everything that is good. He bridged the gap so we can have eternal intimacy and true freedom with Him now and forevermore.

Let’s never forget the precious gift we have to seek God’s face and experience His supernatural presence, where He longs for us to be for eternity…

“Well Done” is an inspiring song from 19-year-old Moriah Peter’s debut album I Choose Jesus, and the cheerful video will lift your spirits as she sings about two words we live to hear one day…

Moriah on “Well Done”

Bold, bright balloons and lights…that’s my kind of heaven.

My second single, “Well Done,” was written about the hope that we have in heaven. The anticipation of hearing these two simple words can inspire us to love extravagantly and take risks because we’re not living for this world, we’re walking by faith and trusting in what is not yet seen!

My prayer is that this video becomes a sweet reminder for us to enjoy not just endure life’s challenges, to love not just like our enemies, and with Christ as our strength and heaven as our destination, to live for the day we get to hear the powerful words: “Well done, my good and faithful servant!”

Enjoy this day as if all of heaven were celebrating with you(:

Below Moriah gives more encouragement for our walk with God…

Moriah’s music is so soothing and heartfelt, and she shines with a passion for showing God’s love. You can find out more about her at www.moriahpeters.com.

Well Done Lyrics
I’m headed down this narrow road
Chosen by the few
And all that I know is
You told me to follow You

I’m taking a risk and leaving it all
Not knowing what I’ll go through
But I’m not alone
As long as I follow You

So when my life’s a leap of faith
I can hear You say

Well done, well done
I’m gonna chase You, Lord
I’m gonna show the world Your love, whoa
I’ll run, I’ll run
I’m gonna run this race
To hear You say well done

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15-year Rachel Chan, who is the daughter of renowned author and speaker Francis Chan, recently released her first album entitled “Go,” which features this song “You Must Love Me.” In the song she talks about how much God shows His affection to us, more than anyone ever can:

“You Must Love Me” Lyrics

No one calls me beautiful like you and i love how you say it too,
Every word from you is filled with wonder, I wonder, why you love me, but you do
I would be a fool to argue with you, maybe id be wasting my time,
You’ve given me your word and based on what I’ve heard, You must love me, really love me

No one knows me as deeply as you do, still i’m the one you choose
Even though i prove i don’t deserve you, i don’t deserve the love you say is true
And i would be a fool to argue with you, maybe id be wasting my time
You’ve given me your word and based on what I’ve heard, You must love me, really love me

In another song about love on the album, Rachel’s talking to a potential suitor telling him he has to prove to her Dad that he really loves her; the track is fun and even features Francis Chan himself, click here to take a listen. For more fun and fresh music be sure to check out her album “Go” on iTunes by clicking here.

You can connect with Rachel on her website www.rachelchanmusic.com.

More About Rachel Chan

As more and more of the Millennial generation look for leadership in video games, Radio Disney, pop culture, and their own community of youth, there is a hope that a figure will rise up pointing them toward Hope… pointing them toward Love. It is possible that such a person may be found in the small stature, but big presence of fifteen- year-old, singer-songwriter Rachel Chan.

Born and raised in the rolling valleys of Simi Valley, California, Rachel is the oldest child of world-renowned, New York Times best-selling author and speaker Francis Chan. The welcoming, and spirit filled environment Chan and his wife Lisa have built provides a creative haven for this young songstress who admits her parents, “try to be the best picture of Christ they can be for me.”

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