The Amazing Thing I Learned

So when I got done with watching ex-Hollywood actor, Frank Runyeon perform Hollywood vs. Faith in our church (yes, church), I knew I had to blog about it. After all it’s the least you can do when something changes your life :).  I will tell you only a little piece of this amazing, mind- blowing performance.

So most of us have seen Cast Away with Tom Hanks a billion times. His plane crashes on a deserted island and he is there for four years. He comes home to find out his finance got married because she thought he was dead. It is definitely not an R rated movie yet Frank’s friend said it was horrible. Why?

Even atheist phycartrists say a person abandoned on an island would bargain with God. Yet Tom Hanks talks to volleyball. True, movie producers don’t want to get involved with God stuff. But that is not what’s wrong with it. It is because we never noticed God missing! We are so used to putting God aside and excluding God from what we do. And of course those phycartrists say again that when you put something aside, something else has to become your center Like it or not, while you weren’t ‘paying attention’, something else has become your god. Yeah I’m guilty too, ladies. So let’s change it especially in this Lenten Season.

Make sure to see if Frank Runyeon is coming to you or have your church book a performance or two!

http://www.frankrunyeon.com/

<3 Sarah

7 Deadly Skin Sins

Don't be an innocent 2nd grader when it comes to skin care.  It's time to confess these skin care ways have been irritating to your skin and blemishing your face.

The first deadly skin sin:Overly abrasive crystals/beads in your face scrub or in your face wash (even though no crystals or of that sort should be in your face wash in the first place!). And that facial scrub with the walnut shells is a don't even think about it. Wash your face night and day and exfoliate the dead skin cells off twice a month.

The second deadly skin sin: Scrub mitts or loofahs. You are basically scrubbing your skin with plastic. Just use a washcloth. It's cheaper, softer, and more effective.

The third deadly skin sin: Face products like toner that have alcohol or menthol. Signs of it is it makes your face tight and dry.


The fourth deadly skin sin: Cold or hot water. It's ok to rinse your hair with cold water for shine, but do you want that for your face? 


The fifth deadly skin sin: Steaming or icing the skin. It's like hot or cold water extreme. Just plain irritating!


The sixth deadly skin sin: Facial masks containing menthol, alcohol, and fragrances.


The seventh deadly skin sin: Bar soaps and bar cleansers. It's not only irritating but drying. Switch to a moisturizing body wash.

Come clean and I hope you enjoy better skin!

<3 Sarah

Hey it's Lent

So Ash Wednesday has passed and it's the first friday of Lent! Pasta Fridays and Fish Frys here I come. Actually I never go to those things. I've always wondered why we don't eat meat on Lent Fridays and why fish is ok. But then I came across this website that answers all those questions about the Catholic faith. It's called Why Catholics Do That.
Why fish is ok?
http://whycatholicsdothat.com/why-is-fish-not-considered-meat/
But they didn't have the answer to why we fast from meat on Fridays so I researched it. The rich back then celebrated with meat. Remember that son who spent all his money and went home to become a servant to his dad? And how his father was so happy he slaughtered the calf to celebrate? To not have meat is a form of penance and spiritual discipline even if we don't celebrate with meat anymore. Also surprise! You have to do penance on every Friday even if it's not a Lent Friday. Yeah I just found it out when I researched the meat question.
Just a couple things to do during Lent especially on Friday:
Fulfill our duties more faithfully- be a good, compassionate Catholic and see Jesus in every human being
Devote ourselves to prayer-"pray short ones full of love....if we want to be able to love, we must be able to pray" -from Mother Teresa: No Greater Love, page 4

<3 Sarah

P.S. those Pond's Cleasing Wipes with Vitamin C are not good for taking off eye makeup! I use a washcloth soaked with water and gently press on my eyes a few times; it takes it all off.

Totally Tired and New Face Wash

I just got back from a grueling track practice like my legs were shaking afterwards which means I have absolute no energy left. So if you ever ran track you'll know what a 100 meter dash is (1/4 of a track). It was raining outside so we ran inside. We sprinted down a hallway (which equaled 100 meters) then up to the 3rd floor which included stairs (ugh!) and sprinted down that hallway (again 100 meters). Then down to first floor again. So that's one round! We had to do eight rounds! So right now I'm laying down on a massage mat healing my sore back (why my back and not my legs idk). After dinner which by the way it's Mardi Graz so eat like a pig, I have to lift and do an ab workout. Oh well, I have to burn off all the chocolate and cookies somehow! I also got Pond's Cleansing Wipes with Vitamin E at Target for a dollar (but it's like the travel size). I love love love them. No towels or water needed. I always feel like it's a chore to wash my face, but the wipes make it so quick and kind of fun. Plus, sometimes I don't even use a moisturizer with this cause my face doesn't feel tight.

<3 Sarah

Blessed Margaret of Castello

Right now I'm drinking lemonade :) I love this stuff. So get a glass of something you love to drink or catch up on your water (we all know we don't get enough) as you listen to a drama about a girl who was a real-life Rapunzel minus the mega long Barbie blond hair. It's amazing and after I listened to this it totally changed my attitude about suffering. This saint is truly a person who we should look up to and this drama presents a perspective on suffering I have never heard before. Enjoy and tell me what you think! Just copy and paste the link below.

http://spiritcatholicradio.com/events/high-school-radio-drama.html

<3 Sarah





< Her incorrupt body lies under the altar of St.    Dominic Church, Castello

 

Whats up :)

I pinky promise this has a point to it trust me :). So I had a subscription with Seventeen for a year. Then I got bored with it and I wanted something better. I looked into creating my own magazine that had stuff I always wanted in magazines and that other girls probably wanted too. Plus, seriously, there is no teen catholic magazines out there. I was really serious about it. I got books and researched about creating one for months. But as they always say it takes money to make money (not like I was in for the cash, more like the feeling of achievement!). Anyway, long story short I created this blog because I don't have thousands of dollars cause I'm just a teenager. I promise I'll give 100% to this. I won't forget about it even though that's a big promise to keep considering all the abandoned blogs.

<3 Sarah