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Lyssa's Log: Xtra special! I went to my 4th concert last night and it was AWESOME! I went to see Home Free, the world's first and only country A Capella band. I saw them in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Cox Business Center!  I got to say hi and hug my favorite member, hug the tenor's girlfriend, the bass' girlfriend, the newest member and I got to highfive the merch guy Nate! I enjoyed this very much! I got to hang with Chance (the newest member) for 15 minutes! He and the rest of the band signed a packet of brown gravy for me! I amused the bass, Tim, slipping my glasses on and off and making a squeaking sound while I did it. I conversed with the beatboxer, Adam, about movies and my being short. I was very happy with this show! They are a bunch of amusing dorks. I gave Chance an odd compliment. I said "Hey Chance! Can I give you an odd compliment? You is like a broken skunk, you do not stink." He got a kick out of that! I gave Austin's girlfriend a plastic cow, her favorite animal is cow. These guys are seriously fun and talented creatures. Adam hit new low notes that made my necklace vibrate so much that it was jumping and floating off my shirt! My family and I got to take pictures with their tour bus Waldo and my sister and I took a couple intermission selfies! Peace Out!

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Lyssa's Log: WINTER JAM!!!!! I experienced my first Winter Jam on March 13, 2016 at the Tulsa BOK center! The bands were: We Are Messengers, New Song, Matthew West, Crowder, Lauren Daigle, Red, Sidewalk Prophets, Stars Go Dim, KB-Tedashii-Trip Lee and for King & Country. In my opinion, for King & Country was the best! Red shot fire, Matthew West shot confetti, Crowder played Cotton-eyed Joe and for King & Country was still the most amazing! I am still amazed by some of the little, yet so important things. Like: Joel Smallbone of for King & Country placed his hand on mine and called me love, his brother Luke walked right past me, Luke's line in every performance of It's Not Over Yet "I never knew Tulsa Oklahoma had so much swagger!". I just love these little moments that I will cherish for years. How many Winter Jams have you been to? Which was your favorite band/pairing in that year's line up? Speaking of Winter Jam, Who went to see the new Winter Jam movie? I can't wait! It's called This Is Winter Jam with special guests like Colton Dixon, Tony Nolan and more! I enjoyed the Winter Jam experience, and these bands made it so special, and going with my friends and family made it so much better. I'm sad to see A-Z come to an end, so lets make these last few letters count. Peace Out Y'all!

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Lyssa's Log: Tedashii! Tedashii is a christian rapper from Hawaii.  He was born on March 8th, 1977 in Lufkin, Texas . Making him 39.  Believe it or not Tedashii is his real name. Also know as T-Dot, Tedashii Lavoy Anderson has released four solo albums, Kingdom People, Identity Crisis, Blacklight and Below Paradise, on Reach Records. My personal favorite song is Dark Days & Darker Nights featuring Britt Nicole. As I've mentioned before, I saw Tedashii join up with KB and Trip Lee on the Winter Jam 2016 tour. That was a good pairing. I saw Big Hero 6 in theaters with my family and one of the lines from the movie is "Tedashii is here". So when we heard that Tedashii would be at Winter Jam, me and my dad instantly said "Tedashii is here!" I think they should have introduced him that way at Winter Jam, but sadly they didn't. My brother Robbie likes his song Bravo. No matter how much I dislike that song, he will play it. But hey, it gets him to be quiet. He also enjoys a song by Family Force Five that Tedashii features in, its called Chainsaw. WARNING: One you've listened to Chainsaw, you won't stop listening to Chainsaw, you also won't stop bowing to the knees and cranking it like a chainsaw. I'll put a link to his song Dark Days & Darker Nights with Britt Nicole. Please check out his music, I think you'll enjoy it. Peace Out! Tedashii - Dark Days, Darker Nights ft.Britt Nicole (Lyrics) - YouTube

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Lyssa's Log: Moriah Peters!  Moriah Peters is the lovely wife of Joel Smallbone. She is an amzing and very talented christian artist. Moriah has a dizzying array of hairstyles just like her husband. Sometimes its long and white, other times its short and brown. And at unexpected times its long and brown or short and white. Moriah is really pretty and encouraging. She and Joel saved their first kiss for their wedding day, and she explained why. "Well, this is something that God told me to save, I felt  Him pulling on me and saying "Just wait." so I listened.". As she explained, she likes to put God first in her life over her own desires, I don't know about y'all, but I think she's an inspiration like her husband and his brother.  Moriah's full name is Moriah Castillo Peters. She has a lovely older sister named Bianca. Moriah's song Brave is an inspirational masterpiece, along with her song You Carry Me, both are heartfelt and powerful songs. Moriah and Joel make a cute couple and have a kitty name Adalina. Here's the link to Brave Moriah Peters - Brave (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube  Peace Out!

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Lyssa's Log: Luke Smallbone! Yep, Joel's younger brother and second half of for King & Country. Luke is married to Courtney Helm and they have 2 sons, Jude James and Phoenix Alexander. Luke and Courtney got married on June 26th, 2010. Luke is 2 years younger than Joel and 9 years younger than their sister Rebecca St. James. Luke has an illness called ulcerative colitis, its the distant cousin of Crohn's disease. My mother has the same disease. Luke had to come off road and miss the tour because of it, he said he had just enough strength to make it from his bed to the living couch and that was it. He didn't have the strength to lift his child or hug his wife. He isn't fully in the clear but through the power of prayer, He is doing much better and touring again. He actually wrote a song about his sickness. He and Courtney sing it together. Its called Without You, because during his illness Courtney came to him and said "Luke, you can't leave me here, you just can't leave me." That hit him hard and he realized that he needed to write about it.  Luke has long curly hair, before we saw him and his brother at Winter Jam, we didn't know which was which so we called them Moppy hair (Luke) and Non-Moppy hair (Joel). As I said in my J post, Joel is now known as Half-Moppy hair. I love this band, their music is so inspirational and amazing. I suggest listening to their song Shoulders. Its a very powerful song, and many can relate to it. I post a link along with a link to Without You. Please check out this band, you'll be glad you did. Shoulders- For King & Country- Lyrics on Screen - YouTube  For King & Country - Without you feat. Courtney (Lyrics) - YouTube    Peace Out!

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Lyssa's Log: Happy birthday to my youngest brother Xander! He's turning 8 today! For his birthday, I've gotten him a teddy bear with stripes, we decided to name it Bearjamin, Bearjamin Backus. Benjamin Backus is the cello player from my favorite band, so we decided to name it Bearjamin. Its an adorable bear, can't wait to give it to him. Next week we will go camping in celebration of his birthday. Birthdays are fun, for mine, I got to teach a portion out of the Bible in front of my friends and family. My adorable friend Lilly just turned 5 and had a birthday party at the Tulsa zoo. My friend Brooklynn is having a rainbow unicorn party in a few weeks. I'm getting her a rainbow bear named Teddy-dashii. Tedashii is her favorite rapper, so I will name it Teddy-dashii. So, help me wish my adorable, weird and ever so slightly crazy brother a happy birthday. He will be super excited to get happy birthday wishes. And to everyone who is having a birthday, or you know someone with a birthday coming up, tell them Lyssa says to have a great one! Peace Out!

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Lyssa's Log: Djs! I love being a Dj, I have an app on my tablet that allows me to be a Dj. Dj really means disc jockey because the mixer would flip the records and discs and spin around and just wouldn't stop moving and playing while mixing the music. I love the music, but there's something more...the clothes! The style, the colors, its so me! I like to refer to myself as a crazy, colorful, weird, awkward dj. I highly recommend getting a dj app or listening to sick bass drops because they're awesome! My favorite dj has to be Trip Lee, he is awesome! I saw him perform live with KB and Tedashii, 2 rappers on the Winter Jam 2016 tour in Tulsa. Trip Lee is an incredibly talented Dj. In my opinion, the best dj, but, y'all have to go listen to him and find out for yourselves. Here's the link to Robot by Trip Lee. Trip Lee - Robot w/LYRICS - YouTube  Tell me what you think! Peace Out!