To all the people that have helped bring my book to life and bringing attention to it, promoting it out of love and hope that it can help people, I can’t thank you enough. As a small token, my husband and I put together some thank you “cards” to post in Instagram. Hope you enjoy, along with the classic Fleetwood Mac music to accompany them, and be sure to scroll through all the cards! ❤️
We’re praying that God will help to place it in the hands of those who need it the most.
Joni it was my greatest joy to help you and always encourage you in this project. I’m so happy that you and Scott make such a wonderful team, and that he’s been your rock through all the hiccups of this project. Your book will be a blessing to many. You’re welcome my dear friend. 💜💜💜🙏
I know you always give with a “cheerful heart,” Nigel. However, I know you work full time and often do the writing of three people, you and Mich are so prolific, your time is precious and you gave a lot of it to me and I appreciate it so much. Thank you again. Sending you big hugs and love from the two of us. Thanks for the amazing story today, wow, seriously I don’t know what else to say. ❤️
You’re welcome Joni. I don’t mind girlfriend. We are called to give if ourselves as long as we have the power to do it. When I’m tired I take a break from everything lol. I wanna see your book do well. 🤗👏👏
I know you do Nigel and God has this look at all the support my dear friend. I saw all the ads in your amazing story. We all need rest and you would tell me the same thing. ❤️🥰❤️
Nah.. pursue the dream.God will give you the strength to get to the end. You’ll rest when all your labors and trials are over. 👏👏👏
You are right, that is biblical my friend. Only six more days and the book will be out and as soon as April 5th rolls around I know that people are waiting on the book. I hope you can spend Easter with your brother Nigel. You are probably missing your family too. Big hugs and love, from both of us.
I should be able to. But to be honest I just wanna stay home and write lol.
I totally get that believe it or not. If Scott and I don’t have a necessary thing to do, we just prefer to watch the cows, birds and trees and chill out together. So I know if I was by myself and much younger – I would go to movies and out fine dining as well. I always enjoyed that. Sounds crazy I know but I don’t mind my own company. Dating sucks, – I am sorry I just can’t imagine what it is like today. I don’t think it is strange at all Nigel. love you
😂😂 dating does suck.. but i do enjoy my own company quite a lot. 😜
Thank you dear Nigel. We saw last night you started a series on your youth we are looking forward to reading it. I understand enjoying one’s company. Sending you a happy Saturday and blessed Easter weekend. Love from the both of us always. Joni and Scott
can I get it now on amazon? In kindle or audio as I am blind, but can use a kindle so can read E books…let me know, I’d gladly support your work!
Dearest Carol, the ebook is available for pre-sale but you will not get it until April 5th. You might want to just wait until April 5th to get it. That is so kind of you. I don’t want you to get the book if it will make you sad. It is a poetry book and it is about my survival and how I managed to with two alcoholic parents who were quite abusive. I just don’t want to make you sad. It certainly ends well, but I just want to be honest with you. The first section is hard to read at times, there is an awful lot about nature and what a blessing it was to me and also talks a lot about my faith as well. How I stopped the cycle of addiction and truly how blessed I am. The ebook is $4.99. That is very gracious of you. I had a cousin who was blind. She slowly was going blind she had something wrong with her optic nerve. She knew she would be almost completely blind by the age 16. So she stayed in the same small town she had lived in all her life and she even knew how to grocery shop on her own. She was amazing, she use to go dancing after she was blind and people who had not seen her since highschool would fuss at her for not stopping to say hi when they saw her out and she didn’t stop to visit. I thought she was amazing. The only things was once in a while the kid would get into the cabinets and mix her spices up and things. Once she thought she was making me cinnamon toast and it was some other spice. We had the best laugh about that. I admired her so much. Does your ebook read the words out loud to you? That is wonderful. Hope you are having a great week Carol, you are quite the warrior my friend. Sending you love and prayers.
Congrats dear, wish you all the best
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it, that is very kind of you. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙏
Thanks 😊
You are most welcome. 🙏
Fantastic, Joni! Congratulations on your release! ❤
Thanks so much Tim, it comes out on April 5th. It is just up for presale right now. I really appreciate it thank you dear friend. I am ready for things to slow down a bit. It takes a community and I have had so much help by friends, which has been a blessing. You are a big supporter and I think I told you before I remember how you turned me on to so many people by reposted their work or what ever. I met a lot of nice people on WordPress because of your blog. Have an amazing weekend my friend. Love Joni ❤️
Reading every word brought a smile to my face & love to my heart. I am feeling the love too, just reading everything, it’s contagious! Blessings dear friend.
Thank you Janette, it really is and I feel the love too, it is wonderful. God is Great. Hope your weekend will be blessed. Thinking of you and your family my friend. Hugs, and prayers to you, love you soul sister. ❤️
A blessing and a pleasure my dear Joni! Thank you!
What beautiful posters! You’re so welcome, Joni! It was my pleasure to review the book and help to promote it! The book is beautiful and will help so many people who face similar trauma. Your strength and love come through on every page.
What a kind thing to say Barbara. I am truly touched by both your reading my book cover to cover but your review. It made me cry and I just appreciated every word. That has always been my prayer is that the book will help others. It is hard to read some of the information and wonderful to see the forks in the road and the path to getting help. I hope other people read the book and know they don’t have to carry shame or anything else that you felt when you were a child. We were children we were suppose to be excited to be in the house not trying to find places to escape from our parents. Everyone has some big burden or problem and we just work toward understanding, healing and forgiving. I know I will see my parents again in heaven and that brings me a great deal of comfort. They were both sick. My appreciation and love Barbara. Big hugs too.
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Thank you dearest Holly. Hope all has been well with you and life is being kind and full of love for you. Sending my love and blessings always to you dear Holly. ❤️
Thank you so much, Joni, for your gracious kindness. It was my absolute pleasure to spread the love about you and your book and I’m so happy I could. I wanted to lift up my dear friend for the world to see. You deserve all the best, my friend. I’m incredibly happy for you! 😊
Mike you are so welcome my dear friend. I don’t remember a time when I have felt so much love being poured over me as the last few weeks with all my friends supporting me. Things are going well, people are waiting for the book to release for sale on April 4th. I feel grateful and blessed to have so many dear friends that love me. That is a very special feeling and I know that you have people that love you too online. So I know you know that it feels good. I certainly know Nigel, Mich and Scott and I love you. It is funny but growing up and even for years after I was too busy to have many friends so this feels really good to me. Almost like I can feel everyone’s support and love and that is a great thing! Sending you a big southern hug Mike, you know we hug with both arms. Nothing like a real hug. Thank you for being my friend, it makes me feel fruly blessed and special. Joni❤️
Big hugs and much love right back to you, my friend! 😊
Thank you Mike, I feel your love, I really do! 🌹
You’re doing this Joni and I’m so happy for you❣️ You have so much love and support backing you and it’s time for you to shine which you always have.❣️ Enjoy the limelight❣️
I am very fortunate to have Lisa as a publisher. This has been a stressful time and waiting for the book to come out has not been easy. There are people that want to know why they can’t get it but Amazon will publish it on April 5th. I feel blessed that some people that I know rather than giving to their local charities this year they are buying my book for places they support in their communities. People that could use a book like mine to hopefully relate and be able to let go of their shame (children can be held accountable for their parents but we were of course) and most importantly that God will place the book in the hands somehow of isolated children. Getting Claudia Black’s signature was an unexpected blessing, asking but without expectation on a form. Her book, “This will Never Happen to Me,” really was the first book I read and the book that got me into counseling way back when I thought it must have been like that for all children. I was afraid all the time and never knew why until I read that book. Grateful for Francisco donating his beautiful work and cover design which I fell in love with immediately. By the way I really appreciate your kind comments but I know you are busy and please don’t feel like you need to comment again. You are probably cooking for 20. I appreciate your kindness Cindy. Love Joni and many blessings to your family!
I will definitely support you and buy your book!!! What a great moment for you. Congratulations!!
Thank you so much Belladonna that is very kind of you. I hope you are hearing good things from your son. There are so many new experiences to be had when a young man or young woman goes off to college. I pray he is truly enjoying himself and keeping up those great grades of his. Sending you and your family big hugs and blessings. ❤️❤️❤️
I appreciate you asking abut him. I love that and you are such a beautiful person.
He is thriving and doing his thing. We are so proud of him. I can’t wait for you to see him play.
We are looking forward to it. It is wonderful to hear he is doing so well, that is a real blessing. Praise God!