Winter Time is Here...

It's officially winter and I couldn't be happier.  I prefer the cold weather to the heat.  However, I am coming down with the FLU...I do believe.  My husband has been sick for about a week now and it has finally grabbed hold of me.  I woke up this morning with achy shoulders, back, neck and head.  I am also exhausted beyond belief.  Ugh.  Did I mention, I got the flu shot so I am a little annoyed at the prospect that this may be the flu!  I have to make it until Friday this week at work...I will be off from work until mid-week next week and I have a feeling, I am going to need it.  All I want to do is sleep!  Wish me luck and a speedy recovery!

A Few of My Favorite CHRISTMAS Things...

Amen...

Festive Holiday Reindeer Makeup...My How To.

At work, we had a most festive holiday attire contest.  I chose to be a reindeer...Rudolph to be exact.  I posted earlier on my blog...pics of me with all of the reindeer makeup.  However, the pic above is of a more subtle tone.  The primary things I did was use contouring makeup.  I used a very light yellowish color and a very brown color...both were a very thick powder.  I used the light color all around my eyes, upper cheeks, chin and forehead immediately above the brows.  I issued a very dark brown and contoured right under the cheek bones, temples and hairline on forehead.  I then used a fat white eyeliner pencil to make my fawn dots all over the sides of my face.  I used a gel eyeliner in black to make my eyes very dramatic like the outer eye lines of a deer.  Again, the above picture is a toned down version, but you get the point.  Below is my more dramatic photo with full makeup on. I have a much more dramatic eye.  I also used the same gel eyeliner to draw the line from my nose to my upper lip and to color in only my top lip.  Believe it or not, I used red matte lipstick on my nose and covered my nose in red glitter.  It worked great.  The picture here does my red nose no justice at all.  So, if you need a creative costume idea for Halloween or Christmas, here you go.  Super easy.  There are many tutorials on youtube to show you how to achieve this look, but I didn't want my look near as dramatic as those created on the youtube videos.  Thanks for letting me share!

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Me...At This Moment.

God's Love...The Strongest of Loves.

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I am learning this every day and have been for several months now.  Throughout the most recent bouts of tribulation in my marriage and the love that was almost lost, I have come to understand that only God's love is unfailing, unwavering, unconditional, unexplainable, undeserved and ever present. I can do nothing to make God "unlove" me!!!  Through the brokenness of human love, God's love is revealed more clearly to me.  He is always there...never failing or forsaking!  I am learning just how much my Father loves me and just how much He is fighting for me.  It's so powerful isn't it?  No matter what I do, what sins I commit, how many times I turn my back on God or shame Him...He never leaves me, but continues loving me.  When I am weak...He is strong!  When my love seems depleted, His is boldly embracing me and making Himself known to me.