<b>You are, and always have been, beautiful</b>. <br> &#160;<br><i>&ldquo;Beauty begins. That&rsquo;s the point of this book. Our understanding of beauty got started somewhere and somehow, and probably due to someone. Now that may have been a good start, but then again it may not have. But regardless of what your past looks like, we want to offer up this word of hope: it&rsquo;s never too late to make peace with your reflection.&rdquo; </i><br> &#160;<br> We live in a culture that&rsquo;s <i>obsessed </i>with beauty. Walk by any magazine stand, turn on a television, or visit the local shopping mall, and you&rsquo;ll be bombarded with the images and ideals that our culture believes are the epitome of what it means to be beautiful. And if you&rsquo;re like most women, you&rsquo;ve probably spent countless hours trying to measure up to this standard of beauty whether you realize it or not. <br> &#160;<br> <b>But if you don&rsquo;t make peace with your reflection, you&rsquo;ll end up declaring war on yourself.</b><br> &#160;<br> That&rsquo;s where mother-daughter team, Chris and Megan Shook, want to help. In <i>Beauty Begins,</i> they explore the origins of beauty (hint, it didn&rsquo;t start with a fashion magazine) and challenge each of us to trade the pressure of perfection for God's perfect love.<br> &#160;<br> Poignant, relevant, and relatable, <i>Beauty Begins</i> is for every woman who wants to reclaim what it means to be truly beautiful. <br> &#160;<br><b>Do you feel beautiful?</b><br> <b>&#160;</b><br> When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Others may tell you that you&rsquo;re beautiful, but do you believe them? Why not? Don&rsquo;t let another day go by without believing and knowing that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. &#160;<br> It&rsquo;s time for you to exchange society&rsquo;s cookie-cutter suggestions for what is beautiful and instead discover and reclaim what true beauty looks like &ndash; and the One who created it. <br> In <i>Beauty Begins</i>, Chris and Megan Shook share with you their own experiences and struggles with appearance and body image, as well as equip you with the wisdom to distinguish what&rsquo;s artificial beauty and what&rsquo;s real. Filled with heartfelt encouragement, insightful challenges, and undeniable truth, after reading <i>Beauty Begins</i>, you&rsquo;ll never look in the mirror the same way again. <br> &#160;