As some of you know, the quote "Living by Faith" has become one of my trade marks in racing as it wraps around my day-glow helmet and ties up the finish for emailed or written statements. "Living by Faith" originated about 4 years ago during my climb up the Karting ladder. It was an office talk that stirred up my perplexed thoughts of why I and desecrate stigma wasn't doing a better job at proclaiming my love for the Lord Jesus Christ. I suppose it was more a question on why I wasn't doing better at simply stating these Biblical principles. I contemplated these concepts for a while, rocking in a rolling chair starring at this blown-up football player plastered on my dad's wall. Why, if that football player proclaimed his love for the Lord, would the majority of the unsaved disaffect his beliefs in a bold manner? I questioned my thoughts and their accuracy. How do you make these profound suggestions and keep the intensive concentration of this sate-of-the-art group. I carried out my thought to conclude in this speculation, people in all states of life with listen to what is said if said in a desecrate understandable approach. It's being able to share your thoughts and feelings in a statement that which is genuinely heard and grasped, and still feel as though one's being can continue to own their free will. 

Living by Faith is a meaning that only expands with knowledge; it's essence grows from day to day. Faiths concepts are impeccably defined, but immense. It's the difference in knowing and believing; being blind but seeing; hoping in measures of undiscovered situations. Faith is believing sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1). The concept is insurmountable and concealed by a non-threatening indicate. 

My life can become so hustle and bustle with racing on the docket almost every weekend. It's easy to get distracted and congested by this world's theories, to forget who is in control and begin to assume the weight of the worlds tasks is on you. It is then that is best to be reminded to simply "Live by Faith". There are so many circumstances in life that it is nearly unattainable to control your future and everything in it. To live by faith is to simple trust that your priorities, if in justifiable measures with the Lord Jesus Christ, will be met. "...Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seen, you can say to this mountain, 'move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Mathew 17:20). 

Make your difference today and believe that no matter where you are or what life holds, life will prove to be a miracle if you just start "Living by Faith". 

Always,
Living by Faith  

By Mianna Wick

   Life as a race car driver can make it hard at times to keep beauty as a self description. Jumping to the next state after the other, how do you balance the state of beauty? Surly not by drenching a 5'4" petite body with black grease and blue race fuel, but then again, is that avoidable strapped into a 150mph car thats covered in it? It is important to keep those tasseled, circular curls in tact while slipping a sweat drenched, tight, day-glow orange helmet on and off 20 times a day. The question is how to have the best of both. 

   During the week keeping your skin exfoliated, clean, and moisturized is important so you don't have foundation sliding down your face in the middle of on pit pictures and interviews. It's time to put to practice that "natural" make-up look. Avoiding the foundation, its always good to keep your eyes bright and focused. Adding a bit of light skin tone cream to the inside corner of your eye, not forgetting a bit of contrast with a thin layer of water-proof liner and mascara. Be sure your brows are plucked and shaped, before you roll a glistening layer of Petroleum Jelly to your lips keeping them moist and healthy as you run out the door. 

On to that tasseled, luscious curl. Use a good shampoo and conditioner that smells great and mixes well with your perfume and deodorant.  This way, your great smelling shampoo will be highlighted as your sweat starts to dampen your hair instead of those unwanted stingy smells. After your evening shower, french braid your hair in 3-4 separate braids (depending on the thickness of your hair), pulling the strands of hair out of the braid a bit to loosen the braid, and let dry over night. In the morning your hair should be wavy with a good amount of volume. Nows the time to add a few squirts of volume enhanced hair product, along with a good heat protector. Take the few stands that didn't take the braid very well and use your straightening iron to make a tight ringlet. Using your straightener, crimp the ends of your hair in a forty-five degree angle to give your ends some dimension. Lastly, squeeze the hair right next to your skull in a ninety degree hold, and run your hands vigorously through your hair as you hair spray with a firm hold spray. 

There are few of my beauty tricks to make those long lasting race days look, well, a bit less fatiguing. Don't forget to paste on that stress fighting deodorant, and a few sprits of body mist throughout the day. Speed to the finish line with flying hair and fierce eyes that no one could miss.