So. . .in case you don't know yet, I self-published my book Joy Actions last week. :) Yippee!!! It's still so surreal. I wrote and published a book?! W.O.W.
And there are actually people READING that book?!
And some of those people are ENJOYING reading my book?!
W.O.W.
Ain't God good?!
Dreams do come true, my friends. I am blessed more than words can say. God is so very good.
I have no idea what is going to happen with my book--whether or not it will continue to sell after this week or if someone will come out and say it's not good. What I do know is that God gave me a directive to write and share my story; I did that. Whatever happens from here is up to Him. I will promote my book, of course. I am truly grateful for every single person who not just buys my book, but who reads it. The readers are the most important. I have been praying and will continue to pray that God blesses each person who reads my story with great joy--and that my story is a blessing and encouragement to them.
I thank each of you for reading my blog. And for praying for me--and for my book. Please don't ever stop praying for me. I am truly desperate for more of God--as much more of Him as I can get. I hope and pray that I can be obedient to whatever God wants of me.
I hope you all are keeping safe during this "crazy" time. I encourage you to continue finding the blessings--joys--in each and every day...regardless.
Wow. The day is FINALLY here! My book Joy Actions is finally ready to be read by an audience! I am beyond excited, nervous, full of joy, and scared out of my mind! LOL. This book has been a true labor of love from start to finish, not just in the writing of it, but especially in the living of it. My prayer warriors and I have been praying over it and we continue to do so. My heartfelt prayer is that it will bless those who read it and point them to my Jesus.
While I am excited beyond measure, the whole month of March, especially March 16 & 17, is difficult. Twenty-one years may have passed since we first heard the words, "There's no heartbeat," but these are the days when it feels as if every year, every month, every day, every hour, every minute, every second of the past 21 years fall away as if they were nothing. My heart aches even while it soars to new heights.
Yes, I have written a book about joy--choosing joy, but that does not mean that doing so is easy or that it has been easy over the years. I have days when I am easily able to choose joy when I see God's glory in every speck of dust. But during the month of March, I have days when choosing joy is more challenging than holding my breath for longer than a few seconds.
While the rest of the world is focused on this coronavirus and all that is going on with it, all I can think about is how twenty-one years ago, I was lying in a hospital wondering why in the world I had to deliver my baby who was already silent. And I'm excited about the fact that my very first book is published and available for mass reading.
*sigh*
I hope that you will pray for me especially during this difficult time.
I hope that you will pray for my book to a blessing to all who read it.
I also hope that you will buy my book and read it!
Much love to all,
PollyAnna Joy
Joy Actions is available both with and without illustrations (by Jan Lindie) and in a Kindle version: https://smile.amazon.com/Joy-Actions-PollyAnna/dp/1710720301/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Joy+Actions&qid=1584400511&sr=8-1
