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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: Reborn Joy. My name is Alyssa, turns out Alyssa is Hebrew! Alyssa means Reborn, and my Hebrew middle name is Teckya, Joy. So my Hebrew name is Reborn Joy or, Alyssa Tekya Bat Shoshanna. Bat means daughter, Shoshanna is my mother. That means, Reborn Joy, daughter of Shoshanna. A friend of my dad's lasered my name and my Hebrew name into a block of wood for a birthday gift. I also go by many other names: crazy, weird, odd, dork, dorkfish, Lys and once or twice, Puddentayne. Don't ask, just don't ask. I can't wait to see what other names I'll be given as I continue through life, but right now I'm too afraid to ask! Peace Out!

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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: Joel Smallbone! Joel Smallbone is the oldest brother in the band for King & Country. My favorite band! Joel is married to the christian hit singer Moriah Peters. Joel and Moriah got married in July 2013 and have been happily married since. Joel is known for his dizzying array of hairstyles, for instance, his hair was long and curly, almost completely shaved and now is long and curly on one side of his head. It looks really good though. Joel is a really awesome guy, he speaks with a kind heart and he speaks of a woman's worth, He and his brother Luke believe that a woman is priceless, that she is worth more than all the money in the world. They have a song entitled Priceless and it has got to be my favorite song by far. Joel and Luke are the younger brothers of Rebecca St. James. They were born in Wahroonga Australia and moved here when Joel was 7 and Luke was 5. So Joel has a stronger Australian accent than Luke. Joel can amp up his accent and sound really Australian and he can pretty much make it disappear! He can sound totally American and you wouldn't be able to tell that he's Australian. Here's the link to their song Priceless Priceless by for KING & COUNTRY (Lyrics) - YouTube  Peace Out!

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Lyssa's Log: Time for E!  Enemies! We all have enemies, some more than others, the thing is controlling your anger that burns for them. 1 John 19 "I will love everyone, for HE first loved me". We need to control our anger, it need not burn for revenge, rather cool for love. I do not have any enemies because I have learned to forgive them. We've all said this at least once. But, how many times was it true? How many of us can say that we would lay down our lives for our "enemy"?  God says love your enemies. Ever heard the saying "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"? Its because we're suppose to forgive them, and love them, pray for them and the people they've hurt. Our enemies are not our enemies, but simply friends who have been confused. So, there's no need to curse them or condemn them. And think about it, that really isn't our place to be or job to do anyway is it? No, its His, and we need to let Him do it instead of getting in the way. Remember, love your enemies, don't try to take over what He's already doing. Peace Out!