Oompa Loompa

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect mask for you
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

Oh happy day! 

Pinterest has got me hooked again! I have another wonderful mask for you. I purchased red Moroccan clay online: here. Received it within a few days and quickly opened the box to try this clay. This has got to be the easiest mask I have ever used.

Oompa Loompa faces get ready!

Recipe (or follow this video):

In a small mug I mixed 

1 teaspoon of clay 

1 teaspoon of water

Leave for 15-20 minutes... or 30 if you're watching New Girl like me. 

As you can see in the picture above, once mixed it becomes a smooth terra-cotta-colored paste. Hence, why I am calling it the Oompa Loompa Mask. It makes a generous amount that fully covers the face. It dries rather quickly. And if you have something to say, say it quickly because it also dries rock hard. 

There ya go, my face looking ridiculous again! 

Removing the mask is just as easy as the preparation and application. It rinses off comfortably with water. 

This wonder working mask is great! I tried it with two of my friends and they can vouch for how amazing their skin looked right after removing it. I highly recommend purchasing the clay.

Benefits:
Its tendencies to readily cleanse, exfoliate, absorb impurities and detoxify the skin, combined with its ability to improve conditions of dryness, scaliness and to clarify skin texture and firmness make it very desirable. Perfect for sensitive skin in need of detoxification to remove impurities and in need of a smaller pore size and tighter skin tone. This product is guaranteed to be 100% natural.

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-da 

If you're not greedy, you will go far 
You will live in happiness too 

Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

Aspirin Mask

oh happy day lovely!

Today I decided to try another Pinterest concoction. This mask is promises to extract dirt from your pores and minimize them. Let's do this! You will need three household ingredients: aspirin, honey, and water. I added tea tree oil to my mix for an added punch.

ingredients: honey, water, aspirin, and tea tree oil 

Recipe:
2 tablets un-coated Aspirin or as I used 2 envelopes of BC powder
water, just enough to make a paste with the aspirin
honey, as desired. I added about the size of a dime
* I asded 2-3 drops of tea tree oil // recipe does not require tea tree oil
(Recipes vary, you can play with it and double or triple the portions)

color and consistency, not as bright yellow in person

Mix well. The color is more of a light yellow but that all changes with the amount of honey added. The consistency is gritty and watery. Best applied with a clean facial brush, or you can apply with your finger tips over a sink.

These ingredients will not irritate your skin. Let the mask sit on your face for 15-30 minutes. I sat my pretty self on the couch and watched an episode of Golden Girls and then washed it off in the shower with warm water. It was easy to remove and the aspirin served as an exfoliant.

This mask is excellent for the prevention of acne. As promised my pores (especially on my nose) were cleansed and my skin was lighter (a good sign of clean skin). My pores were tighter and minimized. I will definitely be using this mask at least twice a week, possibly at night after I remove my makeup.

I was a bit self conscience about my skin without makeup, and I skipped the picture wearing the mask. Mainly because the mask goes on clear. Here is a shot of my face with my makeup applied after using the mask. My skin not only looks smooth, it was very smooth... and tight! Who doesn't want tight skin?! It was like being a teenager again with baby skin :)

baby face? 

Benefits of Aspirin: 

With the regular application of aspirin face masks; you can achieve healthy and clear skin. Aspirin tablet contains a crystalline compound called acetylsalicylic acid, which is derived from salicylic acid. It is the BHA or beta hydroxyl acid, which helps to soothe redness, inflammatory and itchiness of the skin. 

Cleanses clogged skin pores, thus reducing the probability of acne formation. Removes dead skin cells from skin. Fights with skin discoloration due to ageing and sun damage. Aids in reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Used to reduce facial puffiness and puffy eyes, because of its ability to reduce swelling.

Benefits of Honey: 

Acne: Honey is naturally antibacterial, so it's great for acne treatment and prevention. Aging: Full of antioxidants, it is great for slowing down aging. Complexion boost: It is extremely moisturizing and soothing, so it helps create a glow. Pores: Honey is clarifying because it opens up pores making them easy to unclog.

Benefits of Tea Tree Oil: 

Tea tree oil has powerful antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiviral properties. This is one the prime benefits of tea tree oil for skin, as earlier people cringed at the very idea of using oil for acne. This myth has been beautifully broken by tea tree oil. Applying tea tree oil on your acne can actually help treat it. In fact, unlike most other natural remedies and products, tea tree oil will not leave your acne feeling red. Tea tree oil is very good anti-fungal oil. It actually kills bacteria that are responsible for the growth of acne.

Viola! Another power mask! 

like a tree

Matheson Hammocks Park 

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The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. Psalm 92:12-15

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Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. Psalm 1:1-3

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Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear^[a] when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. Jeremiah 17:5-10 

monday funday

Having slept only three hours, I arose early to join my friends on a little adventure. We set out to see the sunrise at the beach. Unfortunately, we didn't make it on time but we did enjoy the beach. Welcome to Miami: 

the water was absolutely lovely

walking to the Pier

View from the Pier 

plant. water. grow.

Hi Friends.
I am very excited to share with you what the Lord has been laying upon my heart these last two weeks. It has been hard to blog, every single day I have wanted to write, yet could not find the right words to share with you what God has to say to you, to me. But here we are and I am confident that it is the Spirit of God speaking.

Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness. -2 Corinthians 9:10

This verse is of great comfort. The Lord has not only given us eternal salvation, a Helper (His Holy Spirit) but He has supplied us with seeds. Trust me, I do not have a green thumb nor do I know anything about agriculture but I do know one thing related to seeds: The Lord has planted a vineyard in my life. 

He has sown seeds of forgiveness, mercy, grace, truth, love, laughter and so on. What has the Lord done in your life? Those are seeds planted in you. He has sown recovery from an eating disorder, He has sown healing (countless of times), He has sown restoration, He has sown contentment, He has sown the amazing fruits of the Spirit in me. I can go on. But unless I water them with the Word of God there will be no increase, no growth. I must water, water, water. As I mentioned before, I know nothing about agriculture so I will consult someone who does know... the Helper! He will surely help me.


Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
The challenge the Lord has given me, and now I pass on to you: PLANT. WATER. GROW. The challenge is however, to plant in other's lives. Has the Lord planted a seed in your heart? Go therefore and plant that in someone else's life, that is what discipleship is all about (Matthew 28:19).  [For example, it took two years for the Lord to heal my broken heart. He planted a seed of restoration and I watered it with the Word of God. Now, the Helper is leading me to dry vineyards aka ladies around me who are going through similar hearaches and I am able to plant the seed I received and repeat the cycle: plant, water and God will make it grow as I pray.]

I encourage you to take this challenge. I'll post "vineyard moments" as they happen, so share yours with me. Ask the Lord of the Harverst to lead you to dry vineyards. Once He reveals or possibly lead you to that person begin the cultivating process: plant, water, grow. As the Lord does the growing you pray without ceasing for that person. Women minister to the women and men minister to men. I bet if we all allow the Lord to discipline us in this area, we will have many Isaiah 17:8 people. 

May we never forget that it is by someone else's wounds that we have been healed. May our wounds, our past trials or even currents ones be used to help someone else. May our seasons of being filled be used to fill others. God bless YOU!


The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters WILL ALSO be watered himself.
-Proverbs 11:25

 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare WHAT HE HAS DONE for my soul.
-Psalm 66:16

 KNOWING that your FAITH is alive keeps us alive.
-1 Thessalonians 3:8 (The Message)

 Imitate ME, just as I also imitate Christ.
-1 Corinthians 11:1

 And by his wounds we are HEALED.
-Isaiah 53:5

Sow for yourselves RIGHTEOUSNESS;

Reap in mercy;

Break up the FALLOW GROUND of your HEART,

For it is time to seek the LORD,

Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.

-Hosea 10:12



water, water, water

Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. ~Isaiah 12:3

I would like to thank everyone who donated water to send to Haiti. I promised an update and here is the great news, 43 packs of water were collected. That is a total of 1,032 water bottles. And about 15 gallons of water. It is amazing to see the hearts of real servants. The coolest part of this last minute collection is that the people who stepped it up were the amazing youth kids. A BIG thanks to the parents and kids of Uth Nation!

My prayer is that as these water bottles refresh and restore the dying people, that the true living water Jesus Christ may refresh, restore and redeem these people unto salvation.

Again, if you would like to get involved, partner up with either or both of these organizations: (1) Samaritans Purse, (2) Hands & Feet Project. Your financial support will be used to meet the needs of the Haitian people.

God Bless You and continue to pray for Haiti.