A Journey filled with Beauty

It was a wonderful night at the pageant with so much love and support. These two friends started this journey together a year ago.  Ricki was recovering from 2 brain surgeries and a vocal chord surgery and was facing yet another surgery to remove 2 more tumors in her spinal cord. Unsure of what her future would hold she determined she wanted to participate in the Cache Valley's Outstanding Teen Pageant. Some of the teens dropped out and there wasn't going to be enough participants. Ricki's friend Emily joined the pageant to support Ricki. Emily went on to become Miss Cache Valley's Outstanding Teen, giving her many service opportunities and Ricki  faced her road to recovery with grace and much determination.  Though this past year has taken them on different paths they both finished this journey with more confidence in who they are and with greater abilities to love and lift those around them. I am so proud of the beautiful young women they are becoming.