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FULL NAME: Rebecca Jean Smallbone (Rebecca St. James is her stage name)

BIRTHDAY:  July 26, 1977

FIRST SONG (AND AGE WRITTEN):  "Little Bit O' Love" (age 12).

BORN:  Melbourne, Australia

MOVED TO UNITED STATES:  In 1991

CURRENTLY RESIDES:  Franklin, TN

FAMILY FACTS: Parents Helen and David, 5 brothers, 1 sister

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM?: Australian ones!

READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?:  Left Behind Tim LaHaye/Jerry Jenkins

FAVORITE BOOK: A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers. It's book one in the "Mark of the Lion" series.

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE: Acts 20:24

WHAT SONG DO YOU WISH YOU WROTE?: 
"Consuming Fire" Third Day

HOBBIES: Swimming, swing dancing

IF YOU WEREN'T AN ARTISTS, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:  Showing Jesus' love to needy children.

WHAT IS GOD TEACHING YOU NOW?:  About trust, worry and motives.

IF YOU COULD MEET ANYONE, WHO WOULD IT BE?:  If she was still living, Mother Teresa.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Taboo

FAVORITE SODA: An Australian lemon-lime drink.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST INSTRUMENT YOU LEARNED TO PLAY?: Piano (then the saxaphone!)

FAVORITE PLACE: (To sing) Holland

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING IN TEN YEARS?: Married with kids.

FAVORITE COMFORT/PIG OUT FOOD: Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal

FAVORITE CARTOON: Growing up I liked Transformers and The Smurfs

MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION: Childhood photos and a book of childhood stories my mum wrote.

FAVORITE MOVIE: While You Were Sleeping

DREAM WHEELS: I'm just happy with my green Chevy Blazer

IF YOU COULD BE ANY KIND OF TREE, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?: Gum tree (Koalas love them!)

IN YOUR HUMBLE OPINION, WHAT IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER?: Jesus Freak - dc Talk

WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?: Kaleidoscope Superior - Earthsuit

WHAT EVENT FROM 1999 STILL INFLUENCES YOU TODAY?: My mission trip to Romania

FIRST QUESTION YOU WILL ASK GOD WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN?:
Can I have a hug? (Imagine being held by God!)

WHAT IS THE WORST SONG YOU HAVE EVER WRITTEN?:  "A Little Bit of Beam" (A jingle advertising laundry detergent I wrote for school).

CHICKEN OR STEAK?: Chicken