I Became : The Stories Within My Scars

You'll learn about a little girl's path to womanhood through a world of hurt that society chooses to ignore. What struck me about this story is that it's not exceptional, rare, or heroic. This story is now. It's happening every day in every part of the world. Children are becoming the recipient of the hate and insecurity of those charged with their care, those who are supposed to teach them to love. This is the story of my wife, Mariah. She is so many things but most importantly, she is happy. So many people in her past told her she wouldn't be, and yet here she stands. Her childhood is reflective of so many others who have been abused and degraded and stripped of hope. But she did not give up. Something inside of her, a light that is inside of every child, refused to go out.This book is a brutally honest account of the childhood of a girl, now woman, who chose to become instead of fade. She chose light when those around her wanted to snuff her out. She chose to speak when told to be quiet. She chose to forgive when everyone around her was filled with hate. Our hope is that this story will ring true with the hurt, and give passage through the storm. You are loved, and you deserve to become. - Cody Lucas