Where do I start...I'm a very complex person, even if you read my entire autobiography you couldn't even fathom how unique and "Not of This World," I am. I have a very multi-faceted personality. Before I even begin, let me apologize. I will probably end up writing close to a novel about myself here, I'm notorious for saying too many things in these types of things. But hey, those of you who really want to know who I am, here you go:::: My name is Joanna. My parents named me after the leader of the army in the Bible. I'm a God-fearing, God-loving, self-sacrificing, compassionate, sincere, down-to-earth, loyal, honest, loving, joyful, happy, forgiving, smart, gentle, genuine, intellectual, witty, and unique young woman. I'm currently a senior at the University of the Incarnate Word. I'm majoring in fashion design, and triple minoring in fashion merchandising, fashion management, and textiles. I'm 21 years old. The three things that are most important to me are God, my family (which includes all my animals), and my friends. God recently answered a couple of my big prayers. I prayed for him to show me a good church to go to, and a way to get there. So I recently started going to Cornerstone Christian Church, and it is amazing!!! Out of all the churches I've gone too, this one is definitely the best. Everytime I go to Youthfire or to my cell group, we always end up talking about something that speaks directly to me about something I'm going through at the time...It's great how God accomplishes that.. He guides youth leaders and pastors to specific things, which will benefit everyone. I absolutely love this church, and I definitely recommend going! I was baptized as a baby, and have been a Christian my whole life. Not to say that I haven't stumbled. During College Satan really got me down, and I was blinded by secular temptations for a while. But in the past year I have rekindled my relationship with Jesus Christ, and I believe I have never been closer to him. Sure I'm not proud of some of the mistakes I made, but I know that God allowed me to go though everything for a better reason. I first had to forgive myself for the things I did, and the Jesus was able to forgive me..I've truly found Gods grace in every mistake I've made. No matter how bad you are doing, I realized that God is always right there with his loving arms open waiting to caress you with his love. I also believe that sometimes God will put us in dark places in our life for good reasons. Some of the best fruit, grows in the deepest darkest valleys. And I know that God will take anything bad in your life, and turn it around and make it work for the good. God will truly take your mess and turn it into a message. God put me on this earth to be a leader, a positive role model for people. I've seen this my entire life. I've been a leader in many ways throughout my whole life so far. But recently God has shown me more ways in which he wants me to be a leader. People, young and old alike have always looked up to me for wisdom, guidance, advice, inspiration, a good laugh, and sometimes just a shoulder to cry on. I love to help people, nothing puts a smile on my face better then when I'm able to put a smile on someone elses face. I believe a merry heart works good like a medicine. Ever since I first saw the starving children on TV when I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to help. I would cry my little eyes out, and then tell my parents that I wanted to help those children. I've always wanted to be a missionary, a counselor, a youth leader, and many more things. In some ways I've already been able to be all those things, but I want to take it to a higher level. I'm a workaholic. I'm always very busy, sometimes not getting enough free time to sleep. But I work hard for the things I want to accomplish in my life, and it feels good to see the fruits of my labor. I'm a full time college student. I work part time, but sometimes I end up working almost full time. Then I still somehow manage to find time to spend time with the people and things that are most important to me: God, the Bible, my family, Church, my friends,my pets, modeling, sleeping, sewing, etc. I place a high importance on education, not just college but other things as well. I believe that knowledge is the key to take you where you want to be. I'm constantly educating myself on different things by reading different books and magazines. I'm going to be on Jeopardy one day soon (it's always been one of my dreams) and I'm going to win and give most of the money to charity. Confused about life? Read the directions; it's called the Bible!!! My parents taught me that the only one to stop you from reaching the stars, living your dreams, doing anything you want in life, being whoever you want to be, is yourself. This is true. So essentially , everyone has the power to change this world for the better and accomplish great and mighty things, but the problem is most people dont do that. Most people don't realize how much potential they really have. But I'm a rare combination; a dreamer and a doer. My dreams are infinite, my goals are sky high, and I know where I'm going in life. All of this is possible through God!!! Every single one of my dreams and aspirations have come true so far...That shows you what faith, love, hope, and prayer can do!!! I'm a model, a entrepreneur (In the process of starting my own business already), a published poet, a college student, a leader, an inspiration to many, a dj, a clothes designer, maybe a soon to be actress, a animal rights activist, a author, a future missionary, a future youth leader, and so much more. It's all because I've had faith in God, and he has blessed me in so many ways. But what I'm most thankful for is what I've become because of God. I'm most thankful for the little things that God has given me, like a wonderful family, wonderful friends, my personality, the compassion to help other people, and a mind with such complexity that I can handle it all. You might be wondering why I'm so ambitious. Well let's just say I've had it tough growing up in a lot of ways. I'm the only one in my family who isn't disabled. My mom is blind, and wasn't even supposed to be able to have children. My dad is a disabled veteran...And my little bro, that poor kid has been through heck and back...He survived cancer, congestive heart failure, and then a heart transplant. He's a miracle child. Actually I've seen nothing but miracles my whole life, and that is one of the reasons my faith is so strong. I'm a poor little country girl who started out at the bottom. But you know what, if you start at the bottom the only way to go is up:D I'm actually very thankful for how and where I started out, because it has allowed me to appreciate even the smallest things in life. I started out as a nerdy overweight child who was always made fun of...But look where I am now...A model, and soon to be business owner..I'm not one of those women who just try to skate by with their good looks, I'm developing my mind as well..I'm sharp as a tack, sure my body is having to suffer a little bit because of college, but when I'm done I will have the whole package. Besides life is so much more then about looks...Everyone is beautiful anyway, because God made each and every person on this earth. So how can you say that something that God made with his own very hands is ugly? You can't... I work so hard, mainly for other people. See life is so much more then about life here on Earth. I made a promise to myself, to my family, and to God a long time ago. That promise was that I wasn't going to leave this world until I changed the world for the better in at least one way, but I have a feeling it's going to be several ways. Everyone has the capability of helping change this world for the better, but their are very few that actually go through with it. I'm a pioneer, and I'm not going to stop...I'm capable of helping so many people in my life, and that makes me very happy. We are definitely living in the end times, and it's only a matter of time before this world ends. And, WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOING, THERE WILL BE ONLY HAPPY TEARS!!! So down here on Earth I'm making my life count..I'm trying to live my best and give all I have to Jesus...Yeah there might be fun in sin for a season, but then after that you realize where you are going to go if you keep it up, no way in heck am I going to hell when I die.... Everything I do is for God...The reason I work so hard, the reason I love everyone, the reason I model, the reason I try so hard at everything I do, the reason I do everything I do is for him...I live to glorify God..I believe God has blessed me with so many opportunities so that I could make a lot of money, and then go out there and help other people with that money and inspire people to do so much more because of how much I'm able to accomplish. Let's get one thing straight...You should never judge this book by its cover. Yes I'm a model...So what? I'm in no way stuck up, fake, mean, or of this world. I also realize that I'm not the most attractive woman out there..I'm definitely not stuck on myself...I believe that the most beautiful part about me is my personality...That is why I have such natural beauty, and shine so bright, all because of Jesus!!! I'm also very intelligent and down to earth, which most models are not. If you took the time to read everything above without getting bored, intimidated, or scared then you should have realized by now that I'm not just one of those cookie cutter models, or even people for that matter. Many models are Maybelline Queens, meaning that they pretty much just look good when they are wearing about 10 pounds of makeup. Yeah my skin isn't perfect, the funny thing is that I used to have perfect skin but I didn't model back then. I'm comfortable in my own skin, because I let Gods light pour out of me!!! I enjoy Living for God, Going to Church, Reading the Bible, Spending time with my family and friends, helping other people, laughing, making other people laugh, being goofy, playing football, modeling, learning, thinking about my future, sewing, designing clothes, cooking, working out, shopping, playing with animals, playing video games, working, listening to music, writing poetry, watching movies, tanning, dreaming about my future, and basically just doing everything I can to glorify God. It's really the littlest things in life that I love the most and am so thankful for. The little things of life that I absolutely love are: The Bible, My Kitty Cats, My other pets, The Country life, Looking at stars at night, The smell of fresh rain, Sushi, Coffee, Real People, Flowers, Nature, Animals, Music, Gods Grace, Sleep, The sun, The moon, The stars, Imported water, Bonfires, Knowing that God loves me no matter what, and knowing that somewhere out there is that little boy who has now grown into a man that I've prayed for my whole life that God has been preparing for me.
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