To make your eyes POP, use an eyeliner to draw a V-shape to extend your outer lash line. Make sure to use mascara to help make your eyes appear larger than life.
If you want to draw attention to your eyes, be sure to go easy on the lip color; go with a soft neutral shade.
Paying attention to your eyelashes may not seem important, other than the application of your mascara. However, making sure you focus your mascara on the outer corner of the eyes, can make your eyelashes look longer and thicker. Use an eyebrow/eyeliner brush to comb through your lashes and don't forget to curl them!
Eyebrows frame the face, so proper care of them is very necessary. Make sure you trim and shape them on a regular basis. Then making soft feathery strokes, use an Eye Definer pencil to lightly fill in your brows. Keep your brows in place by using a Brow Brush and Brow Gel.
If it's your lips you'd like to draw attention to, line and apply a rich bold color. For the appearance of fuller lips, use a lip liner to fill in the lip itself. Apply lipstick over and finish with a shiny lip gloss. Be certain to use a simple eye look if it's the lips you're focusing on.
If you want people to pay attention to your cheeks, apply a sparkly highlighting powder to the tops of your cheek bones. Pulling your hair back into a ponytail or tied into a bun, away from your face, will make your cheeks really stand out!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Bread of Life
After Jesus performed the amazing miracle of feeding 5,000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish, He withdrew from them to find a quiet place to be alone. Later that evening, the disciples got into their boat and headed across the lake to Capernaum. Before they knew it, a strong storm came upon them with no warning. They were so terrified of drowning, that when they saw Christ coming towards them, walking on the water, they freaked out! Christ assures them that it was indeed Him and to not be afraid. They arrived at their destination safe and sound.
When the rest of the crowd arrives in Capernaum, they ask Christ when He arrived. Now mind you, they had seen one boat leave from the other side of the lake, but Christ was not in it. When they realized none of the disciples nor Christ was on their side of the lake, the people got into their boats, crossed the lake, in order search of Christ and His disciples.
Once they arrive, they see Jesus and ask when He arrived in Capernaum. Now this might not seem like a big deal, but think about it. They ask Him WHEN, not HOW. Wouldn't you want to know how He had gotten to the other side of the lake without getting into a boat? I suppose He could have walked around the lake on the shore, but the distance would have taken more than just an evening.
Jesus accuses the people of not looking for Him because of the miraculous sign He just showed them with the fish and loaves of bread, but because of the fact that they were hungry for more fish and bread! They figured once they found Christ, He would feed them their breakfast, just like he did their evening meal the night prior.
Christ then tells them, "Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you."
The people then question Him by asking what type of work needs to be done? I can see this picture in my mind. A group of people being told they needed to work for their food. What? Work for our food? Seriously?
So, they ask Him what is the work God requires, to which Christ replies, "The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent." In other words, Jesus tells them to believe in Him.
Being told to believe isn't what the people wanted. Do you know what they asked for in order to believe? A MIRACULOUS SIGN! They just saw one the night before and now they're asking for another! Ridiculous? Perhaps...
They go on to say that Moses provided them with manna in the desert, so why won't Christ give them their breakfast now? Jesus has an answer for this, too. He says (I'm paraphrasing, but you can look it up in John 6 of the New Testament), Moses didn't give you the manna. God sent it from heaven...." For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world..... I am the bread of life..."
The crowd begins to grumble, first because they are hungry and second because Christ just claims to have come down from heaven. They knew his father Joseph and his mother Mary, so how can He make such a claim?!
Jesus goes on to tell the crowd that only through Him, will they have eternal life. He is the One who gives life to those who believe. He is this bread, not in a physical sense, but in a spiritual one. The crowd didn't get it. They were too focused on their stomachs to understand that unless they come to Christ to get their fill of the Bread of Life, they will die and not receive the gift of eternal life He was offering them.
How many times do we miss the mark on a specific point someone is making? It goes right over our heads, because we only listen with our heads and not our hearts. Sometimes we need to open our spiritual eyes in order to see what it is God is trying to teach us. We need to stop focusing on our physical hunger and start realizing we also have a spiritual hunger that can only be satisfied by the Bread of Life.
When the rest of the crowd arrives in Capernaum, they ask Christ when He arrived. Now mind you, they had seen one boat leave from the other side of the lake, but Christ was not in it. When they realized none of the disciples nor Christ was on their side of the lake, the people got into their boats, crossed the lake, in order search of Christ and His disciples.
Once they arrive, they see Jesus and ask when He arrived in Capernaum. Now this might not seem like a big deal, but think about it. They ask Him WHEN, not HOW. Wouldn't you want to know how He had gotten to the other side of the lake without getting into a boat? I suppose He could have walked around the lake on the shore, but the distance would have taken more than just an evening.
Jesus accuses the people of not looking for Him because of the miraculous sign He just showed them with the fish and loaves of bread, but because of the fact that they were hungry for more fish and bread! They figured once they found Christ, He would feed them their breakfast, just like he did their evening meal the night prior.
Christ then tells them, "Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you."
The people then question Him by asking what type of work needs to be done? I can see this picture in my mind. A group of people being told they needed to work for their food. What? Work for our food? Seriously?
So, they ask Him what is the work God requires, to which Christ replies, "The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent." In other words, Jesus tells them to believe in Him.
Being told to believe isn't what the people wanted. Do you know what they asked for in order to believe? A MIRACULOUS SIGN! They just saw one the night before and now they're asking for another! Ridiculous? Perhaps...
They go on to say that Moses provided them with manna in the desert, so why won't Christ give them their breakfast now? Jesus has an answer for this, too. He says (I'm paraphrasing, but you can look it up in John 6 of the New Testament), Moses didn't give you the manna. God sent it from heaven...." For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world..... I am the bread of life..."
The crowd begins to grumble, first because they are hungry and second because Christ just claims to have come down from heaven. They knew his father Joseph and his mother Mary, so how can He make such a claim?!
Jesus goes on to tell the crowd that only through Him, will they have eternal life. He is the One who gives life to those who believe. He is this bread, not in a physical sense, but in a spiritual one. The crowd didn't get it. They were too focused on their stomachs to understand that unless they come to Christ to get their fill of the Bread of Life, they will die and not receive the gift of eternal life He was offering them.
How many times do we miss the mark on a specific point someone is making? It goes right over our heads, because we only listen with our heads and not our hearts. Sometimes we need to open our spiritual eyes in order to see what it is God is trying to teach us. We need to stop focusing on our physical hunger and start realizing we also have a spiritual hunger that can only be satisfied by the Bread of Life.
Monday, June 21, 2010
UVA? UVB? What's the difference?
During the summer months we hear a lot about protecting our skin from the sun's harmful rays. What I, personally, didn't understand in it's entirety, was the difference between UVA and UVB rays and also the difference in all the ranges of SPF. With a little research of my own, I'll help clear up any questions you may have in the world of "sun protection!"
UVA rays are what we are exposed to the most. They penetrate the skin farther than UVB rays and make up 95% of the UV radiation that reaches the earth. These rays can penetrate glass and clouds and are longer than UVB rays. When we tan, our skin darkens as a defense mechanism. What we see when we have that nice brown tan, that we spend money getting from tanning beds or lying in the sun for hours, is actually damage to the skin's DNA, which could lead to skin cancer.
Tanning beds emit doses UVA rays that are 12 times stronger than that of the sun! People who use tanning salons on a regular basis are 1.5 - 2.5 times more likely to develop some type of skin cancer. Those statistics may seem small, but put into that perspective, why take the chance of being the 1.5%?
UVB rays are what cause sunburns on the surface of the skin and increase the signs of aging. These are the rays that get have different strengths throughout the day. For example, during the spring and summer months, the strongest UVB rays reach the earth between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. These rays can damage your skin year round, even during the winter. UVB radiation doesn't penetrate glass like UVA radiation does.
A suntan lotion with an SPF of 15 simply means that it'll take a person 15 times longer to get a sunburn with the lotion than without. An SPF of 15 blocks 93% of the sun's UVB rays and anything over 30 will block 97 - 98%.
When purchasing suntan lotion, don't just look at the SPF. Make sure you see the phrase UVA/UVB protection on the sunscreen label.
There's no harm in getting that summer tan. Just be careful and take the proper steps to protect your skin.
UVA rays are what we are exposed to the most. They penetrate the skin farther than UVB rays and make up 95% of the UV radiation that reaches the earth. These rays can penetrate glass and clouds and are longer than UVB rays. When we tan, our skin darkens as a defense mechanism. What we see when we have that nice brown tan, that we spend money getting from tanning beds or lying in the sun for hours, is actually damage to the skin's DNA, which could lead to skin cancer.
Tanning beds emit doses UVA rays that are 12 times stronger than that of the sun! People who use tanning salons on a regular basis are 1.5 - 2.5 times more likely to develop some type of skin cancer. Those statistics may seem small, but put into that perspective, why take the chance of being the 1.5%?
UVB rays are what cause sunburns on the surface of the skin and increase the signs of aging. These are the rays that get have different strengths throughout the day. For example, during the spring and summer months, the strongest UVB rays reach the earth between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. These rays can damage your skin year round, even during the winter. UVB radiation doesn't penetrate glass like UVA radiation does.
A suntan lotion with an SPF of 15 simply means that it'll take a person 15 times longer to get a sunburn with the lotion than without. An SPF of 15 blocks 93% of the sun's UVB rays and anything over 30 will block 97 - 98%.
When purchasing suntan lotion, don't just look at the SPF. Make sure you see the phrase UVA/UVB protection on the sunscreen label.
There's no harm in getting that summer tan. Just be careful and take the proper steps to protect your skin.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The Feeding of the 5,000
We're studying the book of John on Sunday mornings at church and this past week we talked about how Jesus fed 5,000 with only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
Picture 5,000 people; at a concert, in a theater.... 5,000 is a LOT of people. It takes faith to believe this story and since I have faith, I believe it in it's entirety.
Jesus asks Philip where to buy food to feed the crowd, to which Philip replies, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
Andrew, another disciple, finds a boy who has 5 meager loaves of bread and 2 fish, but still, how will they possibly feed so many with so little? Jesus, none the less, asks the disciples to have the crowd sit down on the grass. Jesus took the little (food and faith) and did something GREAT! He fed 5,000 people until their were full. If you have a little faith and a LOT of obedience, God can use you to make great things happen!
After the food was distributed, and after everyone had enough to eat, all the extra was collected - nothing was wasted. How much was left over from the 5 loaves and 2 fish? 12 baskets full! There is a lesson to be learned in these leftovers. God gives in abundance. He takes whatever we offer Him in time, talents, etc., and increases it beyond our our wildest dreams! If you make yourself available to God, if you have a little faith and a lot of obedience, He can show you how He can use you to accomplish great things.
Picture 5,000 people; at a concert, in a theater.... 5,000 is a LOT of people. It takes faith to believe this story and since I have faith, I believe it in it's entirety.
Jesus asks Philip where to buy food to feed the crowd, to which Philip replies, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
Andrew, another disciple, finds a boy who has 5 meager loaves of bread and 2 fish, but still, how will they possibly feed so many with so little? Jesus, none the less, asks the disciples to have the crowd sit down on the grass. Jesus took the little (food and faith) and did something GREAT! He fed 5,000 people until their were full. If you have a little faith and a LOT of obedience, God can use you to make great things happen!
After the food was distributed, and after everyone had enough to eat, all the extra was collected - nothing was wasted. How much was left over from the 5 loaves and 2 fish? 12 baskets full! There is a lesson to be learned in these leftovers. God gives in abundance. He takes whatever we offer Him in time, talents, etc., and increases it beyond our our wildest dreams! If you make yourself available to God, if you have a little faith and a lot of obedience, He can show you how He can use you to accomplish great things.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
More on Working from Home
Going back to the thought of working at home, I wanted to include a few pointers for you if/when you decide to jump in and start your own business.
First and most importantly, and I can't stress this enough, make sure what you're selling is something you believe in! If you don't like the product, how can you expect to sell it?
* Know your product(s) inside and out. If it's skin care, what are the benefits of using each individual product? If it's jewelry, what is the guarantee? What is the composition of the product?
* Is the product one that people will continue to need or is it a one-time buy? Will your customers max out on your product(s)? Will there be repeat business or is your product one that will be viable long-term?
* Are you joining to make money? This may seem like a silly question, but if you're signing on to receive a personal discount, that's fine. Just remember you won't be making money. If you want to earn extra income, it's going to take work. Customers aren't just going to fall into your lap once you sign the agreement. How will you find your customers?
* How does the product compare to similar ones offered by other companies within its category?
* Is the product viable to all ages, socio-economic statues and genders? Who are your buyers going to be? Is there a range of prices to offer your customers?
* Is the product one you can promote and/or advertise easily? Is your product easy to market? How will people know you're selling the product?
Working at home has SO many advantages, just make sure you know most of the in's and out's of how the company works, the products you'll be selling and the advantages to you and your customers. Love what you're selling!
First and most importantly, and I can't stress this enough, make sure what you're selling is something you believe in! If you don't like the product, how can you expect to sell it?
* Know your product(s) inside and out. If it's skin care, what are the benefits of using each individual product? If it's jewelry, what is the guarantee? What is the composition of the product?
* Is the product one that people will continue to need or is it a one-time buy? Will your customers max out on your product(s)? Will there be repeat business or is your product one that will be viable long-term?
* Are you joining to make money? This may seem like a silly question, but if you're signing on to receive a personal discount, that's fine. Just remember you won't be making money. If you want to earn extra income, it's going to take work. Customers aren't just going to fall into your lap once you sign the agreement. How will you find your customers?
* How does the product compare to similar ones offered by other companies within its category?
* Is the product viable to all ages, socio-economic statues and genders? Who are your buyers going to be? Is there a range of prices to offer your customers?
* Is the product one you can promote and/or advertise easily? Is your product easy to market? How will people know you're selling the product?
Working at home has SO many advantages, just make sure you know most of the in's and out's of how the company works, the products you'll be selling and the advantages to you and your customers. Love what you're selling!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Work from home?
There's been a lot of blogging and posting about home-based businesses. Not about the businesses themselves, but the idea of working from home, something I'm all about!
I have had the privilege of being a stay-at-home mom ever since my girls were born. I chose to work a couple of part-time jobs, but I always felt like the job was stealing precious time away from my family.
After the girls were in school full-time, I went to a Pampered Chef party and before I knew it, I was signed on as a consultant. I did home cooking shows and had a blast doing it! I set the days I wanted to work and chose how many hours I would be gone for each show. I was in control of my job instead of someone scheduling me to work when THEY wanted me to. I owned my own business and worked it as often or as little as I wanted. I earned enough from the kitchen shows to pay for my daughter's braces!
I have since become a Mary Kay consultant and am loving it just as much, if not more than, Pampered Chef! I give complimentary facials in my home, so there's no going out in the snow or rain or heat or cold. I have product on my shelves, so when a client makes a purchase I'm able to fill that order right away. I, again, choose the days and the times, I work.
If you're out of a job or are needing some extra money to pay some bills, I highly recommend looking into a home-based business. Google "home-based businesses" and you'll receive a plethora of listings. Choose one you would enjoy doing. There's jewelry ones, kitchen gadgets, skin care, wine, the list goes on and on.
Owning a business where I'm the boss and where I can work as much or as little as I want, has benefited me greatly for many years. Check into it. Glean as much information as you can about several different companies and see which one suites you personally. What can it hurt?
Good luck!
I have had the privilege of being a stay-at-home mom ever since my girls were born. I chose to work a couple of part-time jobs, but I always felt like the job was stealing precious time away from my family.
After the girls were in school full-time, I went to a Pampered Chef party and before I knew it, I was signed on as a consultant. I did home cooking shows and had a blast doing it! I set the days I wanted to work and chose how many hours I would be gone for each show. I was in control of my job instead of someone scheduling me to work when THEY wanted me to. I owned my own business and worked it as often or as little as I wanted. I earned enough from the kitchen shows to pay for my daughter's braces!
I have since become a Mary Kay consultant and am loving it just as much, if not more than, Pampered Chef! I give complimentary facials in my home, so there's no going out in the snow or rain or heat or cold. I have product on my shelves, so when a client makes a purchase I'm able to fill that order right away. I, again, choose the days and the times, I work.
If you're out of a job or are needing some extra money to pay some bills, I highly recommend looking into a home-based business. Google "home-based businesses" and you'll receive a plethora of listings. Choose one you would enjoy doing. There's jewelry ones, kitchen gadgets, skin care, wine, the list goes on and on.
Owning a business where I'm the boss and where I can work as much or as little as I want, has benefited me greatly for many years. Check into it. Glean as much information as you can about several different companies and see which one suites you personally. What can it hurt?
Good luck!
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