Holy canoli it's been a while since I last made a blog. I don't know why I wait so long between posts. It's just too fun.
So lately, in the life of Mrs. Justice, I've had some fun stuff happen!
First, let me introduce to you the newest member of the Justice family!
Meet little Neeko! She is a super cute Siberian Husky with a huge attitude and a big heart. She plays rough, eats a lot, and howls like there's no tomorrow. We're definitely in puppy stage, and this is the first dog I've ever had that I don't want to stay a puppy. I can't wait until she's full grown! She will be B-E-A-utiful :)
Needless to say, We love her. She is the perfect addition to our little family.
In other news, Thayer got me a ukulele! Woohoo! I am a uke playing machine these days, and I'm quite excited about it. I named my cute little, yellow, ukulele Pa-Tune-ia..... Get it pa-TUNE-ia? (So clever.)
She's fantastic. The sound of a ukulele just makes me smile. If you don't play, you should. You most definitely should!
Okay, let's move on... Again.
I am getting re-baptized! I'm super excited about it and I can't wait to get in that freezing cold water! Okay, I know what you're thinking.. RE-baptized? Why would you get baptized for the second time?
So let me explain,
Let's go back to the day I got saved when I was 8 years old. It was a warm summer evening, and I had just asked Christ to come into my heart forever. Unfortuntely, at 8 years old, I didn't quite know what all that meant and how precious that really was.
I was baptized that summer and life went on as it always did.
Fast forward 8 years:
It's a Wednesday night at youth group and the Pastor says, "If you die today, do you know, that you know, that you know, that you would go to Heaven? Or do you just HOPE you would go to Heaven?"
Pretty powerful words if you ask me.
So I felt that tug on my heart and found the pastor after service. He prayed with me and I got saved that night. Pretty cool day in the life of Miss Stephanie.
Only one thing was missing, I didn't get baptized. I honestly didn't think much of it. It wasn't something I felt like I HAD to do, so I pushed it to the side and went on with my new life.
About a month ago, I felt that familiar tug on my heart. We had been talking about water and it's importance and symbolism in the Bible. Water washes away dirt, and supplies life all over this planet. I mean seriously, most of our body is made up of water, so apparently it's pretty important. So, we got to talking, and if water is that important, it must be pretty important to get your sins washed away. Go down into the water a sinner, and come out cleansed and ready to serve God.
That was really bugging me. So I decided it was time for me to dedicate my life to God again and get baptized. I'm pretty excited about it. :)
I have had a rough time lately though. I'm having one of those weeks where it just feels like I pray and it goes straight into the clouds and goes no further. That's a pretty lonely feeling. So I've been trying to read my Bible every day (at least my scripture of the day), and spend at least 10 minutes praying and showing God that I'm trying. That's probably the bare minimum that I can do, but sometimes it's hard to find the time even to do that. (Pathetic, I know)
In short, I could use some advice. I don't know what I need to do to feel that closeness with God again. I need a spiritual awakening. Help please! :)
So this past week I got my first Ipsy bag! If you don't know what that is, it's a bag full of makeup that they send you once a month and it cost a whopping $10. I was pretty darn excited about it! This month my bag included:
Mascara, Perfume (sample size), sea salt spray (for your hair), lip gloss, an eye brow pencil, and an adorable little cosmetic bag! :)
You should absolutely sign up for Ipsy. You can't get that amount of stuff for less than $10, quite a bargain. :)
I've been doing quite a crazy amount of photo stuff lately. My newest project is a vintage pin-up shoot! I'm still working out the details, but I am so excited to get my ladies together for a wonderful day of hair, makeup, and high heel shoes. I decided a little bit last minute that I want to do a little bit of a hippie-vibe shoot too. While I was looking for ideas, I saw this super cute tutorial for a fringe t-shirt. Here's the tutorial! :)
Would I wear this shirt every day? No. But would it be a super fun shirt for the weekend (or a super nifty hippie photo shoot) yes! I think I need to make one for myself, real soon.
I think you could also make it a super cute swim suit cover up. Take a cheap, cotton sun dress, cut up the ends, throw it in the wash, and there ya go. You could even bleach the ends of the fringe and make it a little more grunge.
I also found this nifty tutorial on Pinterest! I thought it was adorable, and it looks pretty easy.
Looks to me like you take an old wooden frame, buy some of those hooks at wal-mart, and screw them into the wood. What a cute little key holder! Paint the frame any color you want to match your decor! :)
Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
Okay, so the beauty product that I want to share with you came from my Ipsy bag this week.
It's the Marc Anthony Dream Waves Beach Spray! :)
I tried it out the first day I got it, and it didn't work out so well..... So looked up some tutorials on youtube and it gave some pointers. Here's what I did:
While your hair is still wet, divide it into layers (like you do when you flat iron your hair)
DO NOT BRUSH YOUR HAIR
Spray the bottom layer and take small section and twirl them. Leave them all twirled up and move on to the next layer.
Once you have sprayed and twirled all of your hair, you can either let your hair air dry, or use a hair dryer. (Try using a defuser on your hair to get more curl.)
Once I blow dried my hair, it didn't have the kind of volume I wanted. So I grabbed my wand and curled pieces periodically.
Again, DO NOT BRUSH YOUR HAIR.
After I curled a few pieces, I flipped my hair over and shook it all out. It didn't look half bad!
Great lazy, river day, hair for this hot summer season. :)
Okay let's talk Jesus. Here is one of my favorite verses from this past week.
"True humility, and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and a long life."
I love this because it sounds like a fortune cookie.
I'm totally kidding. It's a pretty cool verse though when you really read it! :)
What it says to me:
When you fear the Lord (believe in the Lord), and serve Him, it will lead to riches, honor, and a long life. I think this is referring to Heaven. I mean think about it, when we get to Heaven we will have our own mansion! That sounds like riches to me. And talk about a long life, eternity in Heaven is a pretty good length of time. :) So when you're struggling to find a purpose in your days, or just trying to get through the day at work, you're working toward a long life in Heaven with the Lord. So serve Him right and spread His word. You will be greatly rewarded in His kingdom one day. :)
Smile bright, pray often, spread a little joy. Have a wonderful everyone.
Love, Steph :)
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