A Glimpse into What Was Coming
Coming Soon…………
HELLO, EVERYONE!!!!
Just so you know, I’m not ignoring you or my blog. My plate is overflowing with deadlines and lots of responsibilities. My children’s book has become a full time overwhelming project and it’s important that I get every detail perfect from creation, to editing, to setting up this website, to obtaining a business and vendor’s license, to working with my marketing team and just learning about the world of publishing. I would much rather be penning my thoughts and using my creative skills to satisfy my passion for composing emotional and beautiful art in the form of writing. I’m not a genius when it comes to business and technology and that’s putting it mildly! So, all of this is quite a massive learning experience. But it’s also been a very fulfilling and satisfying journey. A sincere and grateful SHOUT OUT to two amazing ladies who have been my teachers and my rock throughout this process. For Renee the Owner of Brown Butterfly Publishing who accepted my work and has patiently guided me through each step from the very beginning. I could not have done this without her. And to Ashley, Owner of Shep Publishing House in Atlanta who kindly overlooks my lack of computer expertise and leads me through all of the marketing strategies. Without these two talented experts “A Train Named McSwain” would still be sitting inside my writing portfolio in tatters. And a huge SHOUT OUT to my husband, Ric, whose love for the book encouraged me to have it professionally published. And a very grateful appreciation for his tolerance as he pretends to ignore me as I scream at the computer and give it a bunch of lectures when it doesn’t do what it’s SUPPOSED TO BE DOING!! Hahahahahaha. And I cannot forget my “go to” person whenever I need help with a situation on the computer. My lovely daughter, Hannah, who amazes me with her computer knowledge.
So, I wanted to jump on here for a second to explain why my timeline for pre-orders and MY CHILDREN’S book’s release date has been rearranged. Due to some printing irregularities that need to be altered the process has set us back several weeks. Here is the updated timeline: SEPTEMBER 26 through October 26….Pre-Orders and purchase of “Fun Bundles” to enhance the reading experience will be for sale on my website at: www.searchingforsandyland.com
OCTOBER 26……..BOOK RELEASE DATE!!!
Paperback Version - AMAZON
Hardback Version - INGRAMSPARK/AMAZON
I know I haven’t written about the topic that was listed for this page. But I will. Before I do I wanted to be sure that I spent some time in thoughtful consideration of the emotional aspect of the topic and ensuring all aspects will logically and smoothly connect to the essence of this particular tribulation. This first narrative will come in a series and will be the hardest to write because it comes with so much pain, detail and so much devastation. I have to be sure of every word. So, please be patient. Allow me some time when I can clear everything from my mind and begin to allow it to go back in time and dig out the dirt that has impacted the deepest corners of my brain. This will not be an easy task. Actually, I don’t look forward to it because I will be reliving the ravages of emotional cruelty that changed our life forever. But I know it’s time.
Let me end with something someone shared with me that I felt describes my mind perfectly after living through so many devastating events:
“Psychology says when people face constant stress and uncertainty, their bodies learn to live in survival mode. They stay alert, tense and exhausted. Always waiting for the next thing to go wrong. Even in moments of calm, their minds don’t relax. It’s not because they’re overreacting, it’s because their nervous system has forgotten what SAFETY feels like.”
I hope this information helped you as much as it helped me. Understanding how long term stress and trauma serves as a weapon against our bodies ravaging our brains with illogical fears, anxiety and worries during every minute of everyday relieves the vulnerability in me because I finally unearthed the reason why I am the way I am. So…..NO! I am not too sensitive. NO! I do NOT lack faith! NO! I don’t worry just to worry…..NO! I am not overreacting and NO! NO! NO! I am not crazy!! I am trying to protect myself and I’m in survival mode because my brain is telling me that’s where I need to be. I have no choice. It’s a terrible place to be BUT now that we know why we’re there we have hope that we don’t have to get stuck there. We can’t get stuck there because long term trauma depletes our immune system and can easily cause terminal illnesses. That is a medical fact. But we’ll dive into that when the time comes during this blog journey.
Keep the hope alive! Without hope we have nothing.
Sandy
__________________________________________________________________________________________________.AND NOW……A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT WAS COMING……
This was THE LEGAL CASE that demolished “Sandy Land”
& left our family in ruins. Little did we know that this one
complicated and widespread supreme court ruling.
