Story Behind The Book
I was riding in the car several years ago with my then nineteen year old daughter, Janar, when she began to talk about youth and beauty. She shared how she felt as an upcoming sophomore in college. She stated that there would be younger and prettier girls coming onto campus and she and her friends were getting older and thus less attractive to the young men because they were no longer freshmen, or "fresh meat" so to speak. As she talked I kept sneaking side glances of my beautiful daughter who was maturing nicely into a young woman. It was at that moment that I remembered the truth of the saying that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." I assured my daughter that she was still very much a young, vibrant, beautiful young lady. After we left one another's presence, I wondered if she really heard me. "You Are Beautiful" is dedicated to women of all ages to know that no matter your size, color, hair texture, race, etc., you are beautiful because God made you and He doesn't make junk!