Amanda and Nick Land's wedding!

Me and my gorgeous sissy!


Daddy and Amanda!


Me and Daddy!


Do you think they want to have alot of kids?


Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Adam Land!


Blow a kiss to the groom!


Having fun with Mardi Gras masks!


All of the Bridesmaids and the BEAUTIFUL bride!


JUST KIDDING!

So Amanda and Nick are officially married! Still kinda hard to believe that my sister is married! Yippee!!! All I can say is that it was absolutely gorgeous as you have seen in the pictures and that my sissy Amanda, was the prettiest bride ever. The end.

Amanda and Nick- I can't wait to see what God has in store for you and your family you will have one day. I know that he will use you in so many ways to serve him. Thanks for always being there for me. I love you both so much and can't tell you how happy I am for both of you!

Thanks- Bailey

An exciting weekend!

*(this is not going to be a long post- at all)

Do you remember this post? Amanda, who that post was written about is getting married this weekend! Yesterday was the rehearsal, and today is the BIG day! We went to do nails on Thursday, and I still haven't messed them up! I am so stinkin' excited! I will try to post about the wedding on Monday or Tuesday, because I have a Sunday School pool party tomorrow! My weekend is just a little but crazy, but thats ok, cause it will be really fun! Sorry for the lack of posts, but I might even have pics of the wedding to post- but you will have to come back and see!

I love you Amanda- and I can't believe you are actually getting married! I am so grateful to have you and Nick in my life!

~Thanks~Bailey~Philippians 4:13~

In the summertime

In the summer time, I love the smell of salt water at the beach.
In the summer time, I love jumping into the pool- wondering if its cold or warm.
In the summer time, I love lathering sun-screen on my skin.
In the summer time, I love playing STAR, or racing my brothers across the pool(I always win).
In the summer time, I love my birthday.
In the summer time, I love camp.
In the summer time, I love Summer with the Arts.
In the summer time, I love to catch fire flies in the front yard.
In the summer time, I love to stay up late talking with my BFFs when they sleep over, because I don't have to get up early for school in the morning.
In the summer time, I love watching the sun rise through my arched window above my bed.
In the summer time, I love hot days at the pool.
In the summer time, I love getting up and after eating breakfast spending time in God's word.

How does God bless us with all these things in the summer time? How does he bless us with the ocean, and the beach? How does he bless us with the sun rise, and great friends to spend long, hot days with? How does he bless us with all of these things, when we are sinners and have fallen short of the glory of God?

His mercy amazes me. So as a write this and look out the dining room window, to see the green grass(or weeds, whichever one you want to call it), the flowers, and the cloudless blue sky, I sit in awe of the mercy that he shows to us, so we can be blessed by what he has made for us to enjoy.

Romans 8:39- "Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creationm will be able to separate is from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

~Thanks~ Little Miss Thing(aka Bailey)~Philippians 4:13~

New Banner/ header thing

Do you like my new header thingy? I hope so. It took me forever it decide on something. The title, "Little Miss Thing," came from when Matt Bryant(my youth minister and photographer) was over taking pictures and that is what he called me while he was here. I just thought that it was cute! Anyway- have a nice Monday!

~Thanks for reading~Bailey~Psalm 56:3~

Soul Surfer the book- By Bethany Hamilton herself

I have suddenly found this amazing love for reading, and when I start a book I just can't put it down. I got Soul Surfer the book(which Bethany Hamilton wrote only one year after the attack when she was just 14) from the library YESTERDAY. And I'm done. Hehe...I really couldn't put it down. It was absolutely amazing, and not a very hard read at ALL. It was 213 pages long, and every single page was fantastic. After seeing the movie(3 times) it was very neat to read what she was feeling during the whole movie, especially during the attack scene, which is very very short. If you have not read this book, I strongly recommend it. There is a whole chapter about her faith and why she is a Christian, and the last chapter talks about how she knows that God has a plan for her life. One of my favorite lines out of the book was, "I think that if I can help other people find hope in God, then that is worth losing my arm for." OK. WOW. Thats all I have to say about that. I read that and I was like, "Wow. Thats crazy." But at the same time you have to say, "How incredible. Someone has gone through a tragedy like that and can still praise God like that. Amazing." She is truly an inspiration to me, by her faith and really everything about her. I would go back and read this book again tomorrow. Except I am going to read Bridge to Terabithia(which probably means another book post)! Anyway- all this to say, Soul Surfer the book was amazing and you should read it. It is now one of my favorite books, but not better than Little Women of course!

~Thanks for reading~Bailey~Philippians 4:13~

P.S. You should go see Soul Surfer at a theater near you- I did a post about the movie too. Click here to see it: Soul Surfer the movie

Anna gray's epic giveaway

Go visit one of my BFF's blog to see her AWESOME giveaway! She is giving away 10 awesome prizes, and she would love for you to join in on her fun!!! So go visit her blog by clicking on the link on the side of my blog! Thanks- Bailey

P.S. Who is excited that Scotty won American Idol? I am...let me make it clear that we never watch then show! But Scotty was from one of our church member's brother's church, so we were cheering for him! I thought that Lauren was really pretty though, and her voice was awesome! But we were cheering for Scotty.

P.S.S. My birthday is in two months...just saying. Alright I'm done now.

The Giving Tree

"Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
And everyday the boy would come, and he would gather her leaves,
and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk, and swing from her branches.
And eat apples, and they would play hide and go seek.
And when he was tired he would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree, very much.
And the tree was happy.



But time went by.
And the boy grew older, and the tree was often alone.
Then one day the boy cam to the tree, and the tree said, "Come boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat my apples and play in my shade and be happy."
"I am too big to climb and play," said the boy, "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?"
"I am sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money. I only have leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Than you will have money and you will be happy."
And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away.



And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time...and the tree was sad.
And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, "Come boy, climb my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy."
"I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy. "I want a house to keep me warm," he said, "I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?"
"I have no house," said the tree, "The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house, then you will be happy."
And so the boy cut off her branches, and carried them away to build his house.



And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time.
And when he came back , the tree was so happy, she could hardly speak.
"Come, Boy," she whispered, "come and play."
"I am too old and sad to play," said the boy.
"I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give me a boat?"
"Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree. "Then you can sail away...and be happy."
And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away.



And the tree was happy, but not really.
And after a long time the boy came back again.
"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give to you. My apples are gone."
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
"My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them."
"I am too old to swing on your branches," said the boy.
"My trunk is gone," said the tree, "You cannot climb."
"I am too old to climb," said the boy.
"I am sorry," sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something...but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry..."
"I don't need much now," said the boy, "just a quiet place to sit and rest, I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening up herself as much as she could, "well an old stump IS good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.



And the tree was happy. The end."

First off, if you read all of that- I am impressed! Anyway- I absolutely love this book. I always have. But yesterday as I thought about this book, I had a different thought.

My thought was, that we should be like this tree. God calls us to be like this tree. We need to give, and give, and give, until we have nothing left. And we should give to make others happy, and while we give we need to be happy. Give to those around us, give to those out of the country. From adopting a child, to taking a meal to someone, or even just making a card. We need to give.

Give until we have nothing left to give. Just like this tree, The Giving Tree.

~Thanks for reading~Bailey~Philippians 4:13~