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A Queen in her own words:
Giving all honor, praise and glory to God, it came into my spirit to share this. I pray that in encourages someone.
During our preliminary stage competition, we had to share what we liked most about the pageant system or our fondest memory of it. The following conveys the very extended version of my response.
When my baby girl, MerJonna, (named after my brothers Mervyn and Jonathan), left this earth, I felt God HAD FORSAKEN ME!
The first week after her death, I stayed in the tub for hours at a time crying and asking the Lord to take me so I could be with my precious baby. I did not understand how he could be so cruel. For 4 years my heart ached as I thought about how I was being deprived of the special moments a mother shares with her daughter.
Then came the Miss Plus America Pageant. I won my division in 2004, became, the Executive Director for Texas 2006-2015, Lifetime Queen 2 in 2006 and the Executive Director for the national pageant in 2016 and 2017.
Why is that significant? Why were those years of directing my fondest memories? I will explain.
I met a lot of ladies. I was invited to graduations, wedding gown fittings and awards ceremonies. I was asked to give words of wisdom regarding romantic relationships. I was at the hospital when pageant granddaughters were born. I cried when romantic hearts were broken. I celebrated when new romances were launched. I shared stories of failure and triumph. Every challenge/mountain I feared concerning the lack of motherhood, was removed.
God had NOT forsaken me! He made sure that I experienced what it felt like to be a mother. Using the Miss Plus America Pageant System as the conduit, GOD GAVE ME DAUGHTERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION! He gave me far more than I could have physically birthed!
My Father in Heaven blessed me 20 fold. It was beyond anything I could have imagined. Given the biological mother’s blessing, I even had the experience of competing in a pageant alongside a pageant daughter and we experienced winning together. I was able to watch pageant daughters follow in my footsteps, becoming pageant owners, directors, producers and coaches.I was blessed to give pageant daughters the opportunity to teach at my public schools.
When I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, my daughters were there for me. I had food deliveries. They cried with me. They prayed with me. They were on the phone with me when practically all of mankind was asleep. Lol! They celebrated when I was able to walk again. When peace and rest came, we were sometimes just silently on the phone savoring the silence of that joy and peace the Lord gifts us.
I have heard from pageant daughters for every Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving and Birthday since 2006.
So what is my point? God loves us. We are no longer under the curse. We live under grace. When our will is aligned with his and we exercise the tenants of faith, he will give us the desires of our heart. It might be packaged differently than we expected but the quality is still there and the timing is perfect.
I feel fulfilled. I feel loved. I am blessed. I have joy in my heart that I can’t even describe.
I will forever love the Miss Plus America Pageant System. Thank you Melissa Stamper for establishing this system.
I have spoken to many daughters who are discouraged and feel they will never find true romantic love or have children. Their biological clocks are ticking.
My dears, I encourage each of you to Maintain Your Faith Through the Storms and uncertainty. If God gave me daughters, he can do it for you. If he gave me true love he can do it for you.
“..If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15:7)
Your faith forms your world daily.
Look beyond the hurdles in our physical world. Transformation begins spiritually. Dare to dream and put words to what seems impossible.
Maintain your and faith and feel free to inbox me if you need faith support.
Keep your head up and dare to be remarkable!
Abundant love to you.
Xoxoxo
Nanette Weeks
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