The book popped up on my kindle. I don’t know why. I don’t have a real interest in country music or country music stars and this book is about a country music star. It was more than that though. This book was also about a kid who had been abandoned and abused and thrown around from one home to another before God placed him in a loving home.

The book is extremely well written. Although Jimmy Wayne has been through what could be considered hell, I did not detect any plea for self pity. I detected instead, a very strong will to survive and a desire to help others find love so that they may survive also.

Recently I read a book which I have not mentioned on this blog because it was narcissistic in nature and I refuse to promote books which are based on self absorption. Jimmy Wayne had every right to make this book all about himself. He had had a very tough upbringing. He also could have claimed to be a self made man. He could have written a book about how great he was for overcoming a mother who allowed him to be abused and abandoned him.

He didn’t though. He did accurately reflect how horrid his childhood had been but I never detected any bitterness. I just detected a young boy who desperately desired love. He finally found it when he met an elderly lady who allowed him to move in with her and her husband. This sweet woman nurtured him as his mother should have.

The thing that amazes me most about this book is that this young man seems so full of life and love when he was not shown love by either his mother or father. He talks a lot about God but doesn’t seem preachy. Instead he seems real.

He also makes a case for extending foster care for children who are over 18 at least until they are 21 years of age. That is a start, but I also think that children in foster care could benefit from a mentor and possibly a scholarship fund. There is mention of a mentoring program towards the end of the book. It is important that all children, including foster children, are provided the right tools to succeed in life.

If you have a heart for children I would suggest you buy this book. I hope it touches your heart as it has touched mine. The book is entitled “Walk to Beautiful” and it is by Jimmy Wayne. It is well worth the read.