As I was driving this morning to work, I had this overwhelming
feeling of love surrounding me! I pulled over and tried blocking out
the outside world for a moment and listened to God reminding me how
blessed I am and how he continues to bless my life! Because our God has a
sense of humor, he reminded me of the things I tell my girls as I
mentor them in life! He used my own words this morning to communicate
to me and why wouldn't he? The words I use from my heart are placed
there "by" him so when he challenged me this morning to look in the
mirror and asked me "What do you see when you look in the mirror", I
nearly chocked on my coffee and I chuckled at him! Really God?
My girls who are reading this are laughing out loud because this is the
first thing I ask them when they are chosen as a finalist and its the
final thing I leave them with at the end of their journey! Because June
is a "think out of the box" personality, my answer is a little
different than what I am trying to draw from them because I have lived
"life" and they are just beginning!
Remember, I'm in my car
because this is where God has placed me to talk to him! The first thing
I do is glance in my rear view mirror and I see all of the things in my
past that have made me who I have. I'm a firm believer that are
struggles, challenges and lessons we learn from them in life are what
shapes us if we let them! So for a brief moment, a slideshow plays in my
head and I feel the pain, I remember the tears and heartache, I feel my
struggles of those memories and then the slideshow abruptly stops.
In the next moment, I feel my hand being guided to pull down the visor
and there is my next mirror! In this mirror, you would expect to see
your own reflection, but its not me I see staring back at me. I see
muddled images and then the slideshow begins again. This slideshow is
just people's faces and as hard as it was to see the slideshow in my
rear view mirror, it was the slideshow of people's faces playing that
started this overwhelming flood of tears.
Yesterday at the Miss
Contestant Breakfast, Miss Betty spoke to my heart about what I do and
what role I really play in the lives of others. They were such tender
heartfelt words and meant so much to me because I respect and love this
lady! What she told me I do for others and how I impact lives was
exactly what God was showing me today. The faces in my slideshow were
people from all walks of life that I have met along the way, people who
made an impact not only on my personal life, but my business life and
now 8 years of my pageant life!
WOW! I am so blessed and thankful
for the people in my life! My entire life, I have had the most amazing
support system and been surrounded by people who love me in all my
craziness no matter what season of my life I was in! To all of the
people I'm blessed with now and understand my craziness, Thank you!!
From this giving community, to parents and families of my girls, to all
the volunteers who make the Miss Tulare County Central Valley
Scholarship Pageant magnificent each year, to sponsors and advertisers
and to all my family and friends who ride the highs and lows from
pageant season thru the rest of the year and the demands on my life,
Thank you!
I am truly blessed and thankful for each of you and what you
bring to my life! God reminded me I have "lived" life and I will
continue to live it! YOU are all part of me and what makes up my heart
and that's why when God asked me "What do you see when you look in the
mirror?" I SEE all of YOU! I SEE each person who had or has a role
in who Junann is today! I AM a reflection of all the many wonderful
people who love me! Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you!
