Update

Hello All :)
  Well i'll just give you an update on life at the moment for me, because being a full time student/year round swimmer/new driver :)/babysitter hasn't really given me time to post. heh heh.
 So- Well, the most drastic thing i've done was cut all my hair off.

 It went from shoulder length to...ear length perhaps? Anyhow, it's short.

 I'm getting close to finishing sophomore year (YES.), and that's a relief.
  And as always, God is showing me just how much he loves me every day. Giving me grace, caring and correcting, what better Father could there possibly be?!

 Short, sweet, and to the point. Farewell until...eh.
 #21-Short hair :)

Day #(I Lost Track of) Thankfulness

 Lets see....

  7. Early mornings (sometimes)
  8. SNOW! (even if it doesn't stick)
  9. Bird feeders and a big window...makes for lots of very fat birds to watch whilst I drink tea :)
 10. Alex, Alyssa, Arianna, and Analisa...my lovely sisters. Oh, and Lewis. My mischevious brother. (Only certain people should get this so if you are lost it's all good)
 11. Basketball/laughing so hard it hurts (Trying to play with dad and mom without laughing doesnt work :) )
 12. My bible. One day I want it to be completely highlighted/underlined and falling appart.
 13. Compostions on the piano (i'm trying my hand...and i'm actually pretty happy with it)
 14. BABIES!! Trust me, at my church we are in no short supply and I LOVE it :)
 15. New mercies every morning...
 16. Bananna/chocolate smoothies for breakfast. Oh yeah :)
 17. Old pictures
 18. Memories of a beloved uncle...
 19. "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles
 20. The fact that God gives me grace to be thankful for anything :)

  -Bailey

Thankfulness...

Ollo,

   Those are the words of Megamind coming to you from a geek. Yah...anyway!

   I've decided to, as many have done before me (Melanie thanks for the idea :) ), start listing things that I am thankful for. I think that I will aim for 100 things. Which should be pretty easy considering all that God has given me to be thankful for. And this will also give you a little insight to my life and what I love :) Yay! So here goes:

   1. Jesus Christ (I will always be most thankful for Him)
   2. the piano in my living room
   3. my ipod (which I could never live without jk)
   4. my Dad...my Mom...my bro...my sis
   5. Hot tea (This is how I am still alive peeps...gotta love ya some)

   Five every post is how I would like to do this...but some days maybe I will just open up and write out 20 at one time. Oh how much God has given me to be thankful for!!!

   -Bailey

  P.S. I'm also really, really thankful for spell check. 6!

Commenting

Hey Ya'll,

    So....I've wanted to say this for a while. It's not illegal to comment on my blog. I know shocking right? Some of you have but only when it's directed at you. Just so you know, I LOVE reading comments. Knowing that something I wrote amuses or touches you makes my day. Seriously, if you have any comments, questions, stories, or random knock-knock jokes, feel free to put them in a comment :) Or send them here if they are super long or you don't want the world seeing them: littlepurpleipod@gmail.com

  Happy commenting (yes, I expect some of you to start commenting)! -Bailey

New Years...Let it all out!

I have officially decided....that I will not have any New Year's resolutions. I can never keep them, and why should you make resolutions every year for things you should have been doing anyway? So, I have nothing more than to live life louder (Hawk Nelson fans holla ;) ). Why hold it all in, when you can let it all out?! I'm just gonna live life to the fullest, and for God's glory. Let's see what happens :) See ya'll next year! -Bailey

What a lovely season...

Ready for some random ramblings? Hey, look! Alliteration....my teacher would be proud. Anyway, this is amazing. I'm actually writing a post. Oh, gosh....now I've lost my train of thought. I can't actually remember what I was going to write about.

 Ok, now I remember :) I was going to write about the season! We just finished Christmas (which was awesome btw), and all the holiday excitement is almost over. Only New Years remains...sadness. But this is also the perfect time to remember that we don't just have to wait until Christmas or Easter to celebrate Jesus Christ. While everyone would like you to think that Jesus is closest to you when you are having a great time over the holidays, he is closest to you when you need him most. Or when you just ask for him to be with you. Christmas is the time we celebrate his coming with the world, but why not celebrate his coming every day? Why not remind yourself that what he came for and celebrate his life, death, and Resurrection every time you open your eyes in the morning or take a breath during a stressful day?

  This season is beautiful, that is for sure. But we can have Christmas or Easter every day! Doesn't that sound lovely?! With the season of life that I'm in, nothing seems to go horribly wrong. But that doesn't mean that it never will. So I draw close to God when everything is going great, so I know how to draw even closer when things go badly. And being close to God is the greatest thing ever...ever! Knowing that the Most High loves you and cares for you is so amazing. And it seems more amazing every day. Not just at Christmas.

  So, dear readers, I encourage you to make every day a day for celebration. Even when things go wrong...celebrate in the love of Jesus Christ. And if you are reading this now and have never felt the love of Christ, here's what I have to say. Think of the happiest moment in your life...now multiply that joy by a million. That's what kind of happiness God gives you. And feeling his presence, his gentle touch in the dark as you lay in bed thinking of the day to come, that's the most wonderful feeling ever.

   Try to love him like he loves you. You won't succeed...he loves you too much :) But celebrate his coming, and what he did for you, every day. It'll help you love him more.

  -Bailey

December Randomness...

 It's December. AHHHHH!!!!! Where did my year go?! Anyway since I dont have anything to post about, here's some random pictures I just happen to have on my computer. Enjoy and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

 -Bailey :)

My sunglasses :)

                                                                       Me and Hugh Jackman

Uhhhh....

                                                                      Hairnet....nuff' said. They is spicy, right?