The Words I'll Carry With Me

So, something happened this week ... something so amazingly wonderful that I can't even really put it into words. People read my book, and they liked it. Some of them didn't just like it, they loved it, they lived it, they devoured it! But that isn't even the amazing part. No, the wonderful part is that these readers have reached out to me to tell me how much they loved it and how it touched them. THAT is what is amazing. I told each of them "thank you", but I feel like that's so insignificant. Those two little words just aren't enough ... they don't fully capture how I feel. Because I'm not just thankful, I'm grateful ... beyond words. How do I tell these readers ... strangers ... how much their kind and encouraging words touched my heart? Because they did ... they touched my heart and tugged at my soul on such a deep level. I'm fully aware that negative reviews are coming down the pike, because everybody gets them, but it's these encouraging words and messages from readers that I will carry with me.