{"id":55082,"date":"2015-03-28T00:09:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T07:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=55082"},"modified":"2015-03-28T00:09:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T07:09:05","slug":"awesome-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/55082","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tToday, I have a treat for you &#8230; three awesome kids with big accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>First, I&#8217;ll introduce you to Lennon and Maisy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55087\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55087\" class=\"wp-image-55087 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/52e798da1e36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"369\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo, www.lennonandmaisy.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lennon and Maisy are sisters, just 15 and 11 years old, who are phenomenal singers. They&#8217;ve been appearing on the TV drama &#8220;Nashville&#8221; since 2012. The girls come by their talent naturally\u2014their parents are the country music duo The Stellas, who finished fourth place on the CMT singing competition &#8220;Can You Duet&#8221; and have since gone on to make albums and tour with the Zac Brown\u00a0Band. And their grandfather was once a member of the 1950s mega-group, The Platters. I&#8217;m not the only one bedazzled by Lennon and Maisy&#8217;s talents\u2014their You Tube channel has over 60 million views! Here&#8217;s my favorite:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X6f1yACIoNY?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>Since I&#8217;m not much of a TV watcher, I hadn&#8217;t seen Lennon and Maisy on &#8220;Nashville.&#8221; Instead, I was introduced to them by another amazing kid, a little guy with a big name: Kid President.<\/p>\n<p>Kid President, 10-year-old Robby Novak, is a YouTube sensation, with scores of videos produced by his brother-in-law, Brad Montague, that have gathered over 75 million views. Robby has osteogenesis imperfecta, or &#8220;brittle bones disease&#8221; (Robby says, &#8220;That means I break easy.&#8221;), resulting in over 70 fractures in his short life. Brad was so inspired by Robby&#8217;s positive attitude throughout his trials that he knew they could inspire others with their videos. In the words of Kid President, &#8220;Life is too short to not be awesome.&#8221; He&#8217;s even written a book called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kid-Presidents-Guide-Being-Awesome\/dp\/0062358685\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1425514138&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Kid+President%27s+Guide+To+Being+Awesome\"><em>Kid President&#8217;s Guide To Being Awesome.\u00a0<\/em><\/a>Robby and Brad have inspired millions to &#8220;dance, celebrate life, and throw more parades.&#8221; I&#8217;ll bet that after you watch Robby&#8217;s take on &#8220;20 Things We Should Say More Often,&#8221; you&#8217;ll be watching more Kid President videos.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m5yCOSHeYn4?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>The icing on the cake? These three amazing kids, together in one video! Enjoy &#8220;A Love Song from Kid President and Lennon &amp; Maisy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1BUtr4ElcY?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I have a treat for you &#8230; three awesome kids with big accomplishments. First, I&#8217;ll introduce you to Lennon and Maisy. Lennon and Maisy are sisters, just 15 and 11 years old, who are phenomenal singers. 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