Hey everyone! It's time for a new look...well, actually a new name. When I first set up a xanga page, I did it in a hurry and I wasn't really paying attention...that's why it is just my name (alyssa schweich). I have opened a new xanga page.

http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Beloved7

I just started it, so there will be changes and improvements made. That is where I will be posting from now on. I'm sorry if this is a pain...I don't mean it to be. I will be subscribing to all the same xanga's that I have already, so you will see my new user name Beloved7.

Have a blessed day!

~Lyssa

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I was thinking this morning while I was driving to work (actually this has been on my mind for a couple days). Where is God taking me?

At bibles study last night at Scott and Hannah's we started by telling where we were at and what was going on in our lives. I shared what had been happening this past week. Like I have been posting, there are some CRAZY things happening around me, but I have been at peace. I shared with them the prophetic words that were spoken over me last Wedneday. They were all so excited for me. It was awesome to hear what was going on in everyone elses lives too.

What got me thinking again was when I told them how Marion said that God was going to take me even DEEPER in my relationship with Him. I know that I have not learned everything or come to a place that God cannot show me more...I know He has SO much more to show me. I just was trying to figure it out on my own what else I could experience. I wasn't trying to control God or anything...I don't want anyone to read this the wrong way...I am just so excited to find out what comes next. Then, I had a thought: Something that I have always desired...dreamed about...prayed for, was to actually SEE God face to face and to actually HEAR His voice speak to me. I have sensed God's presence, and I has even had dreams where I know that I am dancing with Him...but the visions are always at a view point like I am watching myself. I want to SEE HIM.

So, as I was thinking about it, I got really excited! That would definitely be something deeper than I have right now...to be transported to a place where I am talking with my Beloved face to face. And, then I realized that it had been one of my DESIRES...and that was another thing spoken over me...that God was getting ready to give me ALL THE DESIRES OF MY HEART! That excites me beyond belief!

To think that I may be given something so precious as to SEE Him and know exactly what He looks like. To HEAR His voice. I know God speaks to me, but what I'm talking about is an audible voice! Oh, Lord...I long for that day!

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On another note. Today, April 5, is the day that my brother, Johnny, was born in 1986. Johnny died in 1989 after drowning in my grandparents pool. He would have been 19 today. Wow, I cant even imagine! Johnny LOVED the Lord. He would always talk about Jesus, and church. He would ask my mom if he could wear his 'chunch' pants (that's how he said church =P). He would grab a guitar and get on the top of a dresser and just make up songs to sing to or about the Lord. He was so precious. I rejoice in knowing where he is and in a way, jealous because he gets to hang out with Jesus all the time! I miss him. But, he has always been with me, and I know I will see him again one day. Just thinking back to the story of how he went to be with Jesus and how in a way, he knew he was going...that's a whole story in itself, an amazing one (if you want to hear it, I would be glad to tell you...it's pretty long to post on here though)! I am grateful for the time that we were blessed with his presence and the memories that we will carry forever.

I want to remember to keep my mom and dad lifted in prayer today...it's always a rough day. I think I'll give them a call to tell them I love them and was just thinking about them and praying an extra special prayer for them today. So, I'm going to end this post.

~Lyssa

What a wonderful weekend! Blu, Keith, Freedom and Roxy come up for a night. So we watched a movie after the prayer meeting. Freedom actually remembered me because I saw her just last weekend. We had fun playing together. Two of my favorite phrases that I heard her say are: "I gotch you" (when she wanted me to get her) and "Oh, boy!"

Saturday we went thrift store shopping and Freedom wanted to ride around with me all day. We had taken separate cars and we ended up putting her car seat in my car. Blu said that she never rides with anyone else (except Blu's family). So yes, that made me feel very special. And, we discovered what Freedom calls me. We were going to have her call me Aunt Lyssie (from my childhood nickname 'Lyssie Lou'), so her version is 'Aunt Issy". LOL...too cute! And, little Roxy is so strong. She's not quite crawling yet, but she's pullin gherself up on things...I don't think her crawling stage will be very long. I think she'll move pretty quickly from crawling to walking. It was a good visit, I'm so glad I got to spend some time with Blu and Keith...even though it was short...short is better than none at all.

Sunday was fun too. I went to church and then a bunch of the youth and I went down to Sebastian and ate at Palermo's. We got our food and went to a little place right by the river to eat...it was a gorgeous day outside. It was a fun trip, except the part where Danae's car over-heated and we were on the side of U.S.1 and certian people felt like they had to be in charge and be know-it-alls, when they were actually wrong and it just got some people aggervated (it was fun to watch the biys be 'Wild at Heart' though...lol). But, praise God, we got her car back and I'm sure her dad is making sure everything is okay on it.

We had the core meeting, too. The Spanish bible study group made the food...I didn't eat since we had just eaten a couple hours before (but it smelled good). Instead, Emily and I went over on the swings. I haven't gone on the swings in YEARS. I can't remember if it was that much work before or if it just seemed like more work cause I'm bigger (I'm sure not being in the best of shape doesn't help =P).

Other than that, I talked to some of my dear friends that don't live here this weekend...hearing what God is doing in their lives...hearing about mission trips that they are returning from...and also adding to my list of desires and dreams ( I can't help it). I'm still blown away with what they spoke over me last Wednesday. I don't have unbelief at all...I'm so excited and can't wait for all that God is going to do.

Some more people heard that I was engaged and at first were made that I didn't tell them...and then they heard that it was Jesus. It was funny hanging out with my youth kids again...it's been so long. They are all so sweet. Oh, thank you Alberto for the Dr.Pepper, that was very thoughtful of you.

Well, I'm gonna get going. I should get some 'work' done. Oh, speaking of work...my boss came home from the hospital last Thursday night, but only to go back in on Friday morning. The doctor said that he will have to be there for several weeks and they are saying he'll have to have surgery. They can't do surgery yet because his body is too weak and he wouldn't be able to handle it. He isn't able to eat right now, so he has a feeding tube. So, please still keep him lifted in your prayers.

I pray that you are all having blessed day and that God would come and kiss your heart (I know He's kissing mine =P).

~Lyssa

Man, crazy things happening...

I almost don't even know what to say...but, I'm sure by the time I'm done it will be a long post anyway.

Yesterday was hard having to work on less than 2 hrs. of sleep. But, I decided not to go straight home and sleep...otherwise I would have woken up in the middle of the night and not been able to sleep. So, I chose to go hang out with Gracie. Oh boy! Yeah, that's pretty much all I'll say about that...how do we always find ourselves in those situations? You never know what's in store when it's Gracie and Alyssa together...but it's always a blast.

I had a random conversation with my dad yesterday evening. I was at Gracies' house in Port St. John and we were about to head to Orlando. This is the conversation I had with my dad:

Dad: Hey sweetie, how are you doing?

Me: I'm doing good...still haven't slept from the lock-in, but I'm hanging in there

Dad: What are you up to tonight?

Me: I'm hanging out with Gracie

Dad: Okay, that sounds good. Do you know what Jake is doing tonight (my older brother)

Me: I'm not sure, he's probably pretty tired too. He was at the boys lock-in last night

Dad: Well, I need someone to get my truck from Satelite Beach

Me: Well, I'm in Port St. John, can I help you get it tomorrow?

Dad: Well, I'm at Holmes Regional Hospital in the ER.

Me: WHAT?!? What happened? Are you all right?!?

Dad: Well, I got beat up

*Yeah! What the heck! I guess it turns out that my dad was going to haul away some roofing debris from a guys house. The guy didn't want to pay him and so my dad said he was gonna leave the load there. The guy went psycho and threw my dad on the ground and beat him up. The cops were called and an ambulance came for my dad. What is this world coming to? This is just UNREAL!

My dad has had back surgeries in the past and when the guy threw him down it really jolted his lower back...he's okay...hes out of the hospital now. But, please be praying for him...he's pretty sore.

Then I get to work this morning and find out that my boss and come home from the hospital last night. He had been there for about two weeks total. Well, his fever spiked again and so the doctor said to bring him back in. Please be praying...the doctor says they are going to have to do surgery.

Another thing that is grieving my heart...the response that I'm hearing about the lock-in is not what I was hoping for. I can't do much about the guys, but as far as the girls go, it doesn't sound like they really heard too much about what we wanted to talk to them about. All I have heard about it no sleep and that they sould have had it mixed with the boys. Wow, I'm just in unbelief. Here I thought we had done an awesome job talking to these girls and I had shared my heart...shared my mistakes of past relationships, hoping that it would help them not to make them same mistakes...and all they are thinking is, "I wish we had a MIXED lock-in." Well, the whole point was to seperate so that we could talk about things that can't be talked about in MIXED COMPANY. Did what we say mean nothing?!? I just have to hope and pray that it helped at least one girl. If that's what is was for, then great, Praise God that she was able to hear and be encouraged. I wish I could see more evidence of that...but I have to remember that I won't always see the fruit of my labor. Lord, I just want to be making a difference!

Please also pray for me tomorrow. I have a meeting with the people that I am mentoring. Like I said before, this is the first time I am mentoring to this degree. I was talking this morning to Ted (he's guiding me in this process). He was saying that he thinks this, in some ways, is more for me to learn, rather than it is to help these two. He's right, I've already learned so much, and it's just the beginning.

On a happy note...my cousin Blu and her husband Keith and there two little girls< Freedom and Roxy, are coming to stay the weekend with me! Yay, two weekends in a row that I get to see my precious little angels (I LOVE those girls). I'm so excited that Blu is finally coming up to stay the weekend. We have talked about it for a while...and now it's possible with me having my own place (not living with a family). Thank you God for allowing time for us to be together. I cherish every moment we have. I love her so much and have really been convicted about not spending enough time with her when we have said that we are going to make it a priority. She means so much to me...she's the closest thing I have to a sister.

Fire Dwellers tonight...looking forward to that. Cousins coming into town...looking forward to that as well. It's going to be a great weekend.

And with that, I think I will end on a happy note. God, thank you for all you have brought me through. Thank You for what you are teaching me through all of these circumstances, even if it's not clear to me now. I love you, thank you for what you are doing in me.

~Lyssa

Last night was my last class...all I can say is, AWESOME!

The lesson was incredible, and then some of the leaders from the Streams group in Orlando were there to pray over each of us. Here is what they spoke over me that God was showing them...

Darren said: God is bringing your puzzle pieces together. It's a much bigger puzzle than I thought it was or that I even imagined, it's also more complicated, but that's good cause it's going to be AMAZING! He prayed that God would bring the peices together (I won't see the whole thing until they are all there). He also saw more dreams and visions coming...

Kim (my teacher): *while she was prayer we both felt like a cylinder drop over our heads and over us*. She said that I was one that would not have to be bridled (sp...like bridling a horse), that my tongue was already tempered.

Pat: She prayed for increase in dreams, visions, and interpretation/revelation. She saw me gathering large groups of people everywhere. She saw dancing and worship (music)...keep in mind that she doesn't know me and that I do those things. She saw that I had great faith and trust in the Lord. She said that the excitement I have over what the Lord is doing in me will increase a lot and that people are going to see that excitement and it will cause them to want to know what it is all about (turning to Jesus).

 Marion: He said that He sees that God is going to give me many, many more dreams (afterwards when we were talking he said that if I thought I was having dreams now to just hold on...cause a tons more were coming). He said that I already had the ability to interpret dreams (and he prayed that whatever gift he had to be imparted into me). He said that God was going to give me ALL the desires of my heart...even the ones that people say are impossible...the wild ones, the big ones, the crazy ones, the God ones. Then He said that God just kept saying how much He loved me and that He kept calling me precious. He also said that God is enjoying the intimate times with me even more than I am enjoying them. He said that God is going to take me even DEEPER into the intimate relationship that I am encountering.

Can you imagine?!? I am blown away already by where God has taken me in our relationship...I don't even know what could come next. It gets me SO excited!

Then I started remembering all they things I said I would LOVE to do, but never thought was possible...like traveling to minister in music, not to be famous, not to make money, just to sing and worship...and I never thought that it would be possible, I mean, you have to survive...but God is going to do that! I have dream some pretty CRAZY, OUTRAGEOUS things! That just makes me dream even bigger...so does that mean that I'm going to get even the bigger ones?!? Heck yes!

Then, afterwards, I was talking to Marion (he's one of the leaders that I like the most cause I like his style of interp.) and I was saying that I had been frustrated because the whole past week the enemy has been stealing my dreams as soon as I wake up. He said that the enemy wasn't stealing them, it was God covering them because He wants to reveal them later.

Oh, and then, of course, I went to the girls lock-in last night...it was really cool. We had a bonfire and talked about healthy relationships and accountability in relationships and following what God says and what your parents say, and integrity, and chivalry (letting guys reclaim that)...it was awesome. I got to share my testimony of relationships...and then I shocked them all...lol...even my youth girls, cause I haven't been at youth in 10 weeks...I told them that I had met someone and we were engaged, and that I was head over heels in love, etc...
They were all shocked, and then I told them it was Jesus! That received the biggest applause of the whole night!

The only downfall to the night was that I was only able to sneak in MAYBE two hours of sleep and I wasn't able to get off of work today (I had to be here at 8:30). So, if this post sounds a little funny, and maybe not completely like me...please have grace and remember that I've had NO SLEEP!

I'm not even sure if I remember what I wrote and I don't know what else to say. I do know that I'm gonna sleep REAL GOOD tonight!

~Lyssa