In the Spirit of Love and Pagentry...

     A young woman by the name of Jenna Harner, age 20, combined two very strong forces in her life to create a unique gift for women in need. Those two strong forces were her love for pageantry and the love she has for Angel's Cove of The Illinois Baptist Children's Home and Family Services. Jenna has competed in area pageants over the last few years and is a definite success. She also has a sister whom she loves very dearly that was adopted by her parents through Angel's Cove. Combining the two meant creating a pageant called the Illinois Snow Angels Pageant which would donate all proceeds to Angel's Cove. If you are like me, you're probably thinking 'what an amazing young lady' -- and let me tell you, she is beyond amazing.

 

    The inaugural Illinois Snow Angel Pageant crowned two 2010 winners on December 5. Miss Illinois Snow Angel  is Tabitha Lirely and Miss Teen Illinois Snow Angel is Olivia Gordon. A total of 21 very gorgeous and sweet young ladies competed for these titles. AND... in addition, the pageant raised a total of $2,500.00 to be donated to Angel's Cove in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

     Meeting Jenna has been a true blessing for me. The way in which we met was by only God's design which I marvel at most often. Jenna and I had never met, but through Facebook, Jenna sent me a message asking that I please consider agreeing to serving as the pageant emcee. Of course, my thought immediately was yes because of my love for pageants, but as I read more of her message about the benefit of the pageant I actually couldn't type a message back to her fast enough to say YES! OF COURSE! The amazing part of the entire situation is that Illinois Baptist Children's Home is very near and dear to my own heart and my own life's work - and Angel's Cove is part of their ministry. For the two of us to connect and have the same forces in life driving us is something only the Lord could orchestrate.
     Congratulations Jenna on a pageant well done. Can't wait to do it again!