Adopted

  Do you know how many orphans are in the world? To many. Little children left without parents to take care of them. Many loving families have adopted these precious children. Or are fostering them until they find their forever home. My Uncle and Aunt in Missouri are doing this for some of the most precious children I have ever seen! I wish I had pictures. Another is one of my best friends, Kaitlin. She and her family are taking care of two kids who are just too cute.

 Did you know that it's not only orphans that become adopted? I know that this concept may have been presented to you before, but just think about it. Sinners like me have been adopted into the God's family. We were never really orphans, since we had our heavenly father, but we were still apart from him.

 Now we are one less orphan. God has adopted us. And the only reason he could is because of Jesus. Isn't that awesome?! As Christians, we can sit at his table. Jesus is so good!

 Pray for all the orphans in the world. Whether they are without parents or without Christ.

 -Bailey

 P.S. Why don't you go check out On Our Knees In Prayer? It's on Melanie's blog Forever His Servant. It's a great opportunity :) I joined and I think you should too.

I'm Back :p

   If you were wondering if I fell off the side of the world...I didn't. Haha I have just been so busy that I haven't had time to post! One thing I would like to post about would be Sunday's sermon at my church. It was about walking in integrity. So convicting and encouraging. If you are interested in listening to it here's a link to the website: Cornerstone Church of Knoxville. You can usually download the messages from the site. Well, I am off to finish a very busy day! -Bailey

  P.S. I am very excited about my birthday tomorrow :) I will be of legal age to drive!!

Recap of da week

Well last week was so much Fun!!! Tuesday my Photography class had a field trip and had a friend to spend the night after that Wednesday was fun took more pictures and laughed til i gave myself the hiccups =) Thursday went tubing/ in a river all day with friends .... that was so much Fun! Saturday play soccor with friends then went to Relay (our youth group) POOL PARTY!!! Sunday i love Sundays... we watched 3 movies... Yogi Bear well forgettable, Tron was pretty cool, and well I am number four was intense... and Monday went tubing with a few friends... then sort of watched a movie... well i didnt really watch it i was busy working with duct tape =) i made a bow tie & earrings. i also make hair bows, rings, bracelets, necklaces/well they are more like chokers and i am working on making wallets.... and myself a hat =) so what colors do i have well i also have black
=) well thats all for right now.. ttfn ~ Brianna

Hey You!

Hey you! you might not now it but someone some where looks up to you! I didn`t realize how much my 4 (Hope) and 6(Faith) year old cousins look up to me til i went to Missouri last week. For one thing Faith now loves the color Green (she is a little fashion diva/LOVES the color pink!) . Hope told me that she could now hullo-hoop as long as i can...=) and she asked "Are you so proud of me that i can blow a bubble with my gum?" =) and this little journal that we send back and forth to each other we both of the started out with "I love you Brianna" I just want to hug them to pieces... so you might not notice it but someone is watching you.

Duct Tape Test Dummies

  Hello all!

    OK, so I think I am going to start making custom duct tape creations for people. Hey don't hate it until you've tried it. I made my uncle one of the coolest wallets, and I can also make hair bows, rings, and bracelets. I might start making belts and possibly a hat. Maybe. I don't know. Anyway, if you want me to make you something, just send me your order to littlepurpleipod@gmail.com. The colors I have are orange (bright orange), aqua, and purple/blue tie-die. The first few will be free, since they are kinda practice versions. But eventually if I get good enough, maybe I'll make them cheep. Cuz' colored duct tape ain't cheep. So like $2 for a wallet, and like $1 for bracelets and rings. They are harder than they look to make :) You can haggle with me though. Remember the first few are free! -Bailey

Living For Christ in Everything

 At Care Group (or small group for church) last night, I was talking to some friends about movies. We ended up on the subject of Transformers, and the fact that one girl only really watched 30 minutes of the movie due to all the fast-forwarding they had to do. Skipping over bad parts. Why would you even watch something like that if you only get like 30 minutes?

 Then other movies came up, and all the while I was just thinking: "You are a Christian. Why are you watching this stuff?!" But it isn't just movies. It's books, music, media, and even people. As Christians, we have to give things up so we can live completely for Christ. That might be a movie you really wanted to see. But if it has a bazillion cuss words or inappropriate content, then you shouldn't watch it. It's not gonna' glorify God in any way.

 Living for Christ means glorifying Him in all you do. This isn't always easy. I really want to see this movie, or read this book, or listen to this song. But if I love God as much as I say I do, then giving up something small like that will be easy. You will be happier after you give something up, because God will fill the space it left. It's refreshing really.

 My fall is music. I LOVE music. All kinds. And sometimes, I like a song that isn't Godly at all. I have learned that I can't always listen to everything. And I was happy to give up Katy Perry, or Maroon 5 (that was really hard, since I grew up with Maroon 5). Giving something up for God is the best reason to give something up.

 When you remove those un-Godly things, it makes room so you can fill those areas of your life with more of God. Less time watching movies and listening to music, more time to spend with Him. Loving Jesus means changing your ways to suit Him. And trust me, it's worth it. :)

 -Bailey

Rambling =)

Just got back from Missouri... 3rd trip i`ve been since December... took a million pics (of course)... read a book in the car... Leaving by Karen Kingsbury now I need to read the 2nd one! Why did it have to end saying " She couldn`t wait for the adventure to begin." !!! That is one reason i don`t like series book when I start one I have to keep reading them! (I am a book worm...) =) Well i need to finish my Photography assignment (did I mention that i am taking one this summer) Wow! summer is flying by and i havn`t been with around my friends!!! (it seems like i havn`t seen them or really talked with some in forevas) Well i need to finish my Photography assignment.. =) upload around 600 pics... ttfn! ~Brianna