1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: I brought up stuff that I've never brought up before, 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: not even to Amber. I wrote stuff in this book 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: that Amber didn't know, that no one on the planet 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: in fact knew. And it wasn't until I finished the 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: manuscript itself that I needed to call Amber and tell her, Hey, 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: there's some stuff in this book that you don't know about. Okay, 7 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: welcome to the podcast. This is a special episode, and 8 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to read your questions about Like a River tomorrow. 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: As this releases every Monday morning, So as this releases 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: tomorrow is August first, if you're listening to it in 11 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: real time or on the actual day it releases, which 12 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: most people probably won't. But for the people that are, 13 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: my book, Like a River comes out tomorrow. So motivated 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: by that, so excited, I mean, probably little bit nervous 15 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: about it too, because it's just I looked back on 16 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: the process of this, and January of twenty twenty one 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: is when I finished the proposal to start pitching to publishers. 18 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,919 Speaker 1: So before that, you know, is when I was putting 19 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: my thoughts together. So it's been quite a process. And 20 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: I remember putting together that proposal and when we finally 21 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: ended up getting the publishing deal, the green light to 22 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: write the book. They were talking about fall of twenty 23 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: twenty three, and I remember thinking, that's decades away. It 24 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: feels so long from now and now here. We are 25 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: literally one day tomorrow it releases. And so if you 26 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: haven't gotten like a River yet, first of all, let 27 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: me just give you my little pitch. This is my 28 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: life story and well at least the last five years, 29 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: which have been the most impactful of my entire life, 30 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: and we're going to cover in this book with me, 31 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to cover the the journey through grief and 32 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: loss of my little boy, three year old boy River 33 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,399 Speaker 1: as we lost him, my wife and I lost him, 34 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: And the book is going to open with that. In fact, 35 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: I got one right here. I got it right here. 36 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: The book opens with that. Chapter one. We're going straight 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: into it. So let me start reading the very beginning. 38 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: It says, soak in this moment because it won't last forever. 39 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: It was the last thought I remember having before everything changed. 40 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: So right at the beginning of this book, we're getting 41 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: into the meat of what happened, the catalyst that then 42 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: turned into many other things that happened in my life 43 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: that are worth telling they that's an understatement. It's so 44 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: important for me to tell this story that I'm literally 45 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: giving up the biggest passion hobby career of my life, 46 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: and that's touring as a musician. I'm giving all of 47 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: that up because I believe that this message in this 48 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: book and me supporting the book and trying to get 49 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: it into as many hands as possible is more important 50 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: than all the fame and all the glory, and all 51 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 1: the stages and all the money and all the festivals 52 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: and all the shows forever that I could breathe there 53 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: on this earth. I think I'm pretty sure, especially if 54 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: you know me, that's a statement. I'm making a statement 55 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: for my life about this. Okay, what I want to 56 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: do today because it comes up tomorrow. So if you, 57 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: if you haven't gotten one, please help me and get 58 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: this book. And the reason I say help me is 59 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: because in these next seven days eight days, it's very 60 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: important for all those best seller lists. Why is that important? Well, 61 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: that's important because that kicks you up on the algorithm 62 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: that gets you onto other lists. And there's certain people, 63 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: certain kinds of people that don't know me, that only 64 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: buy books on those lists. So why is that important 65 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: because that gets it, that spreads this word, this message 66 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: in this book further than my own reach, further than 67 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: people that would listen to this podcast, further than country 68 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: music or smiths or fans of me in general. So 69 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: that's why it's important to kick up the sales enough 70 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: to get on some kind of bestseller list. So that's 71 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: my immediate short term goal right now. I asked Instagram 72 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: if you guys had any questions about this book, and 73 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: then promise that I would read them on the podcast. 74 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: And so typically on this podcast, I answer your questions 75 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: when you email me Grangersmith podcast at gmail dot com. Today, 76 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to break the form just a little bit, 77 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: just shy of two hundred episodes, and I'm gonna answer 78 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: questions specifically about like a river and there's a bunch 79 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: and so I'm just gonna kind of scroll through. I'm 80 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: gonna scan them a little bit and see if it's 81 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: something that I've already repeated or not, and we'll just 82 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: see what happens here. First question says, is the book 83 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,119 Speaker 1: too soon to share with a friend who just lost 84 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: her twenty year old son last month. No, I would 85 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: say no. I would say that it's it would be 86 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: too soon for a lot of things in the grief process, 87 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: like telling her it's time to get us, it's time 88 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: to go, it's time to go back to work, it's 89 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: time to be engaged, it's time to put on your 90 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: makeup and pick up your bootstraps and go. It's too 91 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: soon for that. But as you bring her lasagna one 92 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: night and you're speaking with her, it might not be 93 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: something that you say, like, hey, you need to read 94 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: this book. But you might just bring a copy of 95 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: Like a River and put it on her table and say, 96 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: this is a guy that lost his son. He explains 97 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: the whole process, his whole entire grieving process, page by page. 98 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,119 Speaker 1: If you want to see what happened, what didn't work 99 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: for him, and then what eventually did. If you want 100 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: to read that, here here, just drop it on the 101 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: table right here. I don't think it's too soon for that. 102 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: Somebody says, here, I'm seeing you in Albuquerque in a 103 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: few weeks. Will the book be available there? I'm so excited. Yes. 104 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: We don't know exactly how the book's going to be available. 105 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: We're going to probably work with local vendors, so local 106 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: bookstores that carry it will probably invite them to come 107 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: to our shows and bring some with them that will 108 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: prevent us. Well, first of all, there's all kinds of 109 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: reasons why ye Apparel can't physically carry it unless we 110 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: buy them and resell them. So the easier process is 111 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: a local bookstore comes in to our shows, which is 112 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: very possible, and we'll make sure that it's in Albuquerque. 113 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: Here's what it says, will you be selling a limited 114 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: stock of signed copies I'm gonna sign. I'm gonna I'm 115 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: gonna always sign books, so if you need, if you 116 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: need a sign book, I'm not hard to find. I 117 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: will always sign books. And the next one says, how 118 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: do I get a signed copy? There's gonna be lots 119 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: of ways. I'll continue to tell you different ways, but 120 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna slow that down. There's not like a 121 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: limited number that I'm gonna sign. This question says, do 122 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: you have this book on tape? I'm just a fireman. 123 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: I'm not very good at reading. You know it's interesting, Yes, 124 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: this book is going to be on audible. But and 125 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 1: I know he's joking, and this is actually my friend Jared. 126 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: I know Jared, but it is interesting. Let me just 127 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: throw this out there that I realize there's a lot 128 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: of people that think I don't read books. It's not 129 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: my thing. I don't read books, and so the audiobook 130 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: is for you. Great, But I would challenge you to 131 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: give this book a shot because I'm not a really 132 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: smart guy, and I think, I hope, I pray, and 133 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: I believe that even the person that says they can't 134 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: read very well, or they don't read and they don't 135 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: like reading, or they get too distracted with reading, I 136 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: would be willing to bet that this book is still 137 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: okay for you because I think I speak in a 138 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: language that you could understand. I'm not super intellectual, right, 139 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: give it a try, Give a try, please. This person says, 140 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: do you have Bible verses in it? Yes? I do. 141 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: Every chapter is going to start with a Bible verse. 142 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: Plus there is some other things I unpack in there. 143 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: Will it be on Amazon? Yes it will. That's an 144 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: easy way to get it. Amazon's super easy. This person says, 145 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: what's the best part of the book? I could tell you, 146 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: but then that would be giving it away, wouldn't it. 147 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: I will say this for those of you that know 148 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: me and know my story, I'm not necessarily saying this 149 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: is the best part. But for those of you that 150 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: know me, know that River, my son, he's the one 151 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: that gets on the title of this book. He's the 152 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: one that gets you know, the first chapter and the 153 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: catalyst and so much that happens after it. But truly, 154 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: the star of the book itself is Maverick. I'll give 155 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: you that much. Next person says, I'm a school librarian. 156 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: Will you come speak to our FCA club in San Antonio? Certainly, 157 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: certainly you could. You could find me on my website 158 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: grangersmith dot com. There is a contact page and there 159 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: is a speaking request form. Typically, I do not charge 160 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: anything for speaking at something like that or church. Next 161 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: question here says what has the Lord taught you while 162 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: writing this book? Oh, man, I would say patience because 163 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: it's been a long time. It's been a long slow ride. 164 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: Making an album is a lot quicker than this. This 165 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: question says, I'm excited to read it. My question is 166 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: for your wife, what were your thoughts on this book? Well, 167 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: Amber's not sitting here with me, but Amber has been 168 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: so supportive, so supportive, and it's been very interesting because 169 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: as I write some of the stories in the book, 170 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: and as you might have noticed, those of you that 171 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: are watching this podcast right now maybe on YouTube, you 172 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: might notice that I'm actually sitting in the place where 173 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: Amber does arise. I wanted to change up this episode 174 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: since I'm not answering typical questions. I'm sitting in her spot. 175 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: But she's been so encouraging to me, and there was 176 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: interesting times when I was writing a part of the 177 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: story and I would say a fact about what was happening. 178 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: For instance, there was one time when I was talking 179 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: to Amber in the book and I said, we were 180 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: sitting on the edge of the bed having this discussion, right, 181 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: And later she comes to me and she goes, hey, 182 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 1: you know, we weren't sitting on the edge of the bed. 183 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: We were sitting on the stairs at the bottom of 184 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: the stairs. I trust her memory over mine, and I 185 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:12,599 Speaker 1: was like, you're right, You're totally right. The meat of 186 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: the conversation in my mind was so important that it 187 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: took over the facts of my surroundings and where I 188 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: actually was very interesting that happened in different places of 189 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: the book as I had as I sent it to 190 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: all the people that were involved, and they came back 191 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: with me and were like, yeah, try this try this. 192 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: Here's the question says, will the book be about the 193 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: timelines of grief that you experienced? Yes, somewhat, somewhat yes. 194 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: What was the most difficult sentence you wrote in the 195 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: book and why? H I don't really know. I can't 196 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: really tell you the most difficult sentence, but I tell 197 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: you the most difficult chapter was chapter seven. It's called 198 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: the Dark Night of the Soul, and it was difficult 199 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: to write, but that's an understatement compared to how difficult 200 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: it was to live. And the Dark Night of the 201 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: Soul comes six chapters after we lost riv so that 202 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: story was at the very beginning. So don't think it's that. 203 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: What I've been saying is as people as I've given 204 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 1: this book out and people have read through, and sometimes 205 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: they'll text me and there'll be a certain amount of 206 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: pages in and they'll say, you, granger, I read I'm 207 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: at I'm trying to find where it is. I'm at 208 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: page you know, ninety five or whatever. Yeah, we're in 209 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: ninety five, ninety six hundred, and I realized that they're 210 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: in the Dark Night of the Soul chapter and they're like, man, 211 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: I just can't believe this. I can't I can't believe 212 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: this chapter, et cetera, et cetera. In my usually I 213 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: don't reply because what I'm really is read chapter eight. 214 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: You get the chapter seven. You might get stuck, and 215 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: you might you might get a really weird feeling, a 216 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: really bad feeling. You might understand a little bit of 217 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: how it felt to write it and experience it. But 218 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: the best thing I could say is get the chapter eight. 219 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: Read chapter eight, then we'll talk. Then we could talk. 220 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: It almost needs to come with a warning label. I'll 221 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: give you this book, or you could buy this book, 222 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: but don't message me at chapter seven, message me after 223 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: chapter eight. This question says, what is your greatest hope 224 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: that comes from this book? My greatest hope is that 225 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: even one person, and that's the reason I want to 226 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: get it into so many hands is to help the 227 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: odds of this but that even one person could find 228 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: the same hope and peace and rest at the source 229 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: of the river during their darkest time, during their maybe 230 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: their darkest night of the soul, like I did, and 231 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 1: this book the Lord used as a catalyst for that. 232 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: That's that's my greatest hope. Question says is it tough 233 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: for you or Amber to read through the book. Well, 234 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: I read the audiobook. Obviously, I've read it many times 235 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: after I've written it for the editing process, but I 236 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: read the final copy for the first time while I 237 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: was reading the audio recording the audiobook, and that was 238 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: the really first time, the first time that I heard 239 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: all of my changes in my little edits together, flowing together, 240 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: not just in clumps and sections. And I cried probably 241 00:14:51,240 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: every chapter, not always sad tears. Put it that way. 242 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: This question says, would you rate how hard it was 243 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: to write? Surprisingly, not hard. It was not hard. I 244 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: mean we're not talking emotionally, we're talking just physically. Practically. 245 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: It was not hard to write because it was all 246 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: right there in my head. I was ready to come out. 247 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: I'm kind of scanning around here on these questions. When 248 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: did you decide you were open, You're going to open 249 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: up and write this book? Probably about September twenty twenty one. Yeah, yeah, 250 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two was the proposal. January twenty twenty two 251 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: was when we was that right, No, I'm good, my 252 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: ears mixed up twenty twenty. September twenty twenty was the 253 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: first was like, yeah, I got to write a book, 254 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: something like that. I don't know how many of y'all 255 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: know that COVID kind of messed up all of our 256 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: memories on months and years. There's a lot of questions 257 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: like that, what made you want to write this book? 258 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: You know what? I just woke up one day. Honestly, 259 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: I had thought about it a lot, and I woke 260 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: up one day and just thought, I got to do it. 261 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: I need to do it. I need to start the process. 262 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: So I called my brother Tyler, who's my manager, and 263 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: he said, well, I think my advice to you is 264 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: to call two people that you know that have written books. 265 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: And one was Ryan Mickler, who has the Order of 266 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: the Order of the Man podcast. Message him because he's 267 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: just releasing a book. And then message ed my Latt, 268 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: who's written hundreds of books. So I did that. Both 269 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: of those guys were very helpful and sent me in 270 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: the direction of a literary EI who then could say, Okay, well, 271 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: here's the process, here's what we need to do. Here's 272 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 1: what you need to put together before we can propose 273 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: this to different publishers. This question says what your was 274 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: your wife a big part of helping you deal with 275 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: the loss. You could read the book for that one, 276 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: because that's up for that's up for a good conversation. 277 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: This question says, I'm a fan of your music. I 278 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: share the same faith. Why should I read this book? 279 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,880 Speaker 1: Lord knows I do need help in my life? That's interesting. 280 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: It's an interesting question. By country Boy Revival, that's his 281 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: name on Instagram. I would say this, country Boy Revival, 282 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: I would say this, will you if you like my music, 283 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: if you've been a fan of my music, and I 284 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: would say that it might be right to say that 285 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: as I've put out a music video from a song 286 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: that you've liked, you've trusted me with that music video. 287 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: I would say, may I extend that trust to this book? 288 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: May I ask you to trust me that you should 289 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: read this book. I could go through some generic reasons, 290 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: but I would ask, will you trust me and read 291 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: the book and let me know what you think. I'm 292 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: gonna take a quick break and we'll be right back 293 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: to continue these questions. Okay, this podcast is brought to 294 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: you today, as you could probably guess by my book 295 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: Like a River, That's what I want to talk about. 296 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: Because as I sit here and record this, it is 297 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: still not available to the world, but it will be 298 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: on August first by the time you are hearing this. 299 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: If you're hearing this right now and do not have 300 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: the book Like a River, I would encourage you to 301 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: go to Amazon dot com, pullet your app, pull out 302 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: your Prime app, pull out your Walmart dot Com app 303 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: if that's what you use, or Barnes and Noble, wherever 304 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: you like to find books. I would encourage you to 305 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: check out my book Like a River. And if you 306 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: are a fan of this book, if you already know 307 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: a little bit about this book, and you know that 308 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: it could help people, maybe someone that's hurting or lost, 309 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: or broken or heartbroken in any way, then you think, well, 310 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: down the road, I want to get that person a book. 311 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: I would encourage you to get it today for them 312 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: so that we could make a bigger impact with the 313 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: immediate number we get this week on that book. If 314 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: that doesn't make any sense to you, here's what I'm 315 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: trying to say. This is our best shot this week, 316 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: because it's brand new and it has pre orders included. 317 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 1: This is our best shot to get on some kind 318 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: of bestseller list. If it does that, it gets into 319 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: the hands of so many others. So that's my goal. 320 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: Is to get this book my story. When I lost 321 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: my son Riv, I had no idea the pain that 322 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: I would be plunged into, and that it was a 323 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: kind of pain that I could not bring myself out of. 324 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,479 Speaker 1: I learned that I didn't have to do that, and 325 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: I want to show other people as many people as 326 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: I can, so they don't go to the extent in 327 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: their brokenness that I did. That's in a nutshell, that's 328 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,719 Speaker 1: why I wrote Like a River. It's it's a story 329 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: of hope. It's a story of purpose on the other 330 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: side of your pain. Please check it out. It comes 331 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: out August first, as we speak. It's called Like a River. 332 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: It's my brand new book. All right, we're back here 333 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: answering your questions about the book. Like a River comes 334 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: out tomorrow, August first. If you're listening real time. If 335 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: you're not listening real time, then out it is out 336 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 1: and you could find this book anywhere you like to 337 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: find books. Amazon is super easy. If you go to 338 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: grangersmith dot com at least right now there is that's 339 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: we're kind of using that as the hub that has 340 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: all the links to all the different places that sell 341 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: books like Walmart dot com and Barnes Andnoble dot com 342 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: and Amazon dot com all that kind of stuff, So 343 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: you could find the book at any of those places. 344 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: And I would say, and this is not an advertisement, 345 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: but I would say, Amazon, you know, it's super easy, 346 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: and it's not going anywhere for a while at least. 347 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: Moving on with your questions, I asked you to Aunt 348 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: to give me some questions on Instagram, and I'm just 349 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: kind of scrolling through here questions specifically about the book. 350 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: This question says, was it therapeutic in a way? And yeah, 351 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: that's a pretty common question, and sure, yeah, absolutely. I 352 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: told I've told this story of about losing riv and 353 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 1: what has happened to me afterward. I've told the story 354 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 1: many many times, whether it's on the Smiths or I've 355 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: mentioned it many times on this podcast. I've talked about 356 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: it on radio shows and Good Morning Americas and Today's 357 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: shows and you name it. I am second shows. But 358 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: writing the book was different than all of them because 359 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: it was much deeper. It was going into a world 360 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: that was much more detailed, and I brought up stuff 361 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: that I've never brought up before, not even to Amber. 362 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: I wrote stuff in this book that Amber didn't know 363 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: that no one on the planet in fact knew. And 364 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: it wasn't until I finished the manuscript itself that I 365 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: needed to call Amber and tell her, Hey, there's some 366 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: stuff in this book that you don't know about. So 367 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: that's that. Yeah, so it was therapeutic in that way. Yes, 368 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: The question says, book signings in New York next next week. 369 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: I'm seeing you on August the second. She said, I'm 370 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: reading it right now and it's taking my breath away. Yeah, 371 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: thank you. I'll find you. I'll find you. We will 372 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: be doing signings. Here's the question says, is it appropriate 373 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: for a seventeen year old that loves your music? Yeah, 374 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 1: I'll say seventeen. Yes. I would say you might have 375 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: caution with your younger kids twelve and under eleven and 376 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: under may caution. You may want to read it first. 377 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say it's bad for kids, but I would 378 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: as a parent, I would read it first. I have 379 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 1: not let my kids read it yet. I'll put it 380 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 1: that way. Seventeen Yep. Great. Here's what it says. No question. 381 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: Just wanted to say, I'm so excited for it to 382 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: be delivered. Thank you. Here's what it says, is your 383 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 1: book saying, you agree with Calvinism. If so, why I 384 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: know it's the books. No, the book does not say that. 385 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: Here's one that says, does this book tell us the 386 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: secret to why I am depraved? I don't know. I don't. 387 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 1: I don't think so this is good. You guys are 388 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: getting so deep on these Uh. Here's one that says, 389 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: how did you decide what the chapters of this book 390 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: would be in what order? That was? That was done, thankfully, 391 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: in the in the proposal process. So I did that 392 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: before I even wrote them. I knew the order of 393 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: the chapters before I wrote the actual book, and the 394 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: chapters were just had working titles, so I was able 395 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: to know, I'm going this direction with it, I'm going 396 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 1: out on chapter two, I'm going this direction. Chapter three, 397 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna talk about this chapter four, I'll go here. 398 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: So that was that made it a lot easier to write. 399 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: So putting that in order before anything else happened was 400 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: critical to the way my brain worked. Here's another question saying, 401 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: was writing this book healing for you? Yeah? In so 402 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: many ways, In so many ways, it was healing for me. 403 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: But truly, let me tell you, that's not why I 404 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: wrote it. I didn't write it so that it would 405 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: be healing for me. That's cool, that's a great that's 406 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: a great little point. But I wrote it so that 407 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: it would be healing for you. Really, truly. Here's one 408 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: that says, if I haven't experienced loss of a kid 409 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: slash young loved one, is it still something I'll enjoy? 410 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: I would say, I would say absolutely. This is not this. 411 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: This is not a book directed towards people that have 412 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: lost a child. I would say that it works really 413 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: well with that group. But that's not at all who 414 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: it's for. It's for everybody, truly. This is my story 415 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: what happened to me. Take it however you want to 416 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: take it, but it's for everybody. It's a message for everybody. Yes, 417 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: here's the question that says, what did your community look 418 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: like for you and your wife before and after your loss? 419 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: Had we had a good community on both sides. They're 420 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: good neighbors, good friends, good fans, good family. Yeah, we 421 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: had it on both sides. Very very thankful for that. 422 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,719 Speaker 1: When will it be available in Europe? Oh? I don't know. 423 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I wish like a 424 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: river would get out there quicker, But that's something I 425 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: cannot control. Here's what it says, such a powerful read. 426 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: Thank you. When will it be mailed? You should get 427 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 1: it tomorrow. You should get it tomorrow from when you 428 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: hear this podcast. Here's what it says. When you felt 429 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: like you couldn't go any further, like you couldn't take 430 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:37,360 Speaker 1: another step, what did you do? Yeah? You know. That 431 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: is something I really go into detail about in this book, 432 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: is the step by step process I did and the 433 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: extent of the steps that I took, and most of 434 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: them nine point nine nine percent of the steps I 435 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: took and things that I did, like you said, when 436 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 1: I couldn't go any further, ninety nine percent of it 437 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: did not work. In fact, most of it made things worse. 438 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: And that's why I want you to read it, so 439 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: that maybe you don't have to go through as many 440 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: things as I did before you find the one percent. 441 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 1: There's anyone says, no question, just looking forward to purchasing, 442 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 1: purchasing the book and meeting you in August and Tulsa, 443 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:29,719 Speaker 1: me too. Here's one said, if I pre ordered it 444 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: on Amazon? Am I going to get one? For sure? Yes? 445 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: Yes you will, lindsay on here says is it hard 446 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: putting your personal story out for everyone to see. That 447 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: is the most difficult part. That is, hands down the 448 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: most difficult part is not only putting my story out, 449 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: but putting the most vulnerable parts of my story out 450 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: in the open. That's very difficult. It's worth it. The 451 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: payoff is worth it. The ability to possibly reach someone 452 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: with a ray of hope, with an idea of peace 453 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: and hope and rest within the darkest night for them. 454 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: If I could reach them with that, it's worth it. 455 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: Is worth all of the embarrassment and uncomfortable moments that 456 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: I would have sharing my story within the public. Here's 457 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: another one says the same thing. Do you feel vulnerable 458 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: now that parts of your story you are about to 459 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: be heard for the first time? Yep, I do. What 460 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: was the hardest thing about writing this book and how 461 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: did you cope to keep writing? The hardest part about 462 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: writing the book really was the patience in the process itself, 463 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: because I want to just do things and get it done, 464 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 1: and sometimes I would hit a block and be like, 465 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, I can't. I need to stop now. 466 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 1: I need to wait for the creative energy to roll again. 467 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: I don't have it right now. And you can't just 468 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,719 Speaker 1: power through it, like mowing the grass. I used to 469 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: have a lawn business, and when I would mow grass, 470 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: you could just power through it. You're tired, you can't 471 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: think anymore, your sunburn you just you just go them 472 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: to power through them, to finish. But you can't do 473 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: that with creative things. That's the hardest part. Here's the 474 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: question says, how do you cope with PTSD? Lots of 475 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: different ways and few of them work. That's exactly I 476 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: lay that out as clear as I can in the book. Yeah, 477 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 1: here's what it says. It might be too soon to ask, 478 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: but do you plan to write more books in the future. 479 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: I do. When I signed over with Like a River 480 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: to HarperCollins, my publisher, it was a four book deal. 481 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: Four books, So this is the first one, and you 482 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: should expect in some form maybe different kinds of books. 483 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: But three more and Lord willing more after that. I 484 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: really enjoyed the process, and so I really hope that 485 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: there are many more. Let's see here, there's a lot 486 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: of questions that say, what was the most difficult part 487 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: of writing the book? Or was it therapeutic? And was 488 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: it difficult? Was it hard? Was it. I've got a 489 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: lot of questions like that, will you be doing a 490 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:42,479 Speaker 1: book tour? I see a lot of those questions, and 491 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: the answer is kind of. I'm going to be going 492 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: around and doing different conferences and preaching different places, So 493 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: it's not going to be officially a tour, but I 494 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: will be going to a lot of different places with 495 00:31:56,280 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: this book after music touring stops. Yes. Question here says 496 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: is it appropriate for teenagers? I would I would read 497 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: it first if you're if you're a teenager and you 498 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: don't have anyone that's supervising you, then read it. If 499 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: you're a parent asking me that, then you read it 500 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: first and then advise. I'm saying personally, it's okay for you. 501 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: Here's one It says, when will you let your kids 502 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: read or have it for them to read? Still praying 503 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: through that, Yeah, there's some parts in there that I'm 504 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: still praying through for them. Here's one says, what is 505 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: your favorite chapter? By the way, big fan of the podcast, 506 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: thanks Braden. That my favorite chapter? Probably there's there's uh 507 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: several that I love because because of different reasons. Chapter 508 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: five is about my dad and a lot of people 509 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: walk away and they're like man, I like chapter five, 510 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: so that's that's a big one for me. But m hm, 511 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 1: chapter eleven it's a good one too. Chapter eight, that's 512 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 1: a good one too. Not because I'm like, oh I 513 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: wrote a cool chapter. I'm because the story in it 514 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: is impossible for me to have made up. Are you 515 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 1: planning to be a guest speaker at church? Yeah? I am. 516 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: If you would like me too, you could talk to 517 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: your pastor and you could reach out to me through 518 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: grangersmith dot com and the contact page. Yeah. Somebody says 519 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: where can I buy it? Yeah? Amazon, it's a good 520 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: place that's old to start with that, but you any 521 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: place that you like to buy books. This question says, 522 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: will it be released only in hardcover editions? Is there 523 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: a soft cover coming down the road? I believe. So 524 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 1: this is my first time in the book world that 525 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 1: I believe that they start hardcover like this, and then 526 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: they for a while and then they go to soft cover. 527 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:07,479 Speaker 1: But it's cool to have these, especially this one, this 528 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:10,720 Speaker 1: particular one I'm holding because this is the first print, 529 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:15,839 Speaker 1: the first edition, so there are already at least one 530 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:20,880 Speaker 1: word that needs to be changed from this edition. So 531 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 1: what we'll do is and I've turned that in. So 532 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: they go back and on the second print when they're 533 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 1: ready to reorder, Lord Willing, then it's the second edition 534 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: and it's got that one word fixed, right. But at 535 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: that point, the first edition doesn't exist anymore. So it 536 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 1: becomes a kind of a novelty, kind of a keepsake, 537 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,320 Speaker 1: kind of more valuable than any of the other versions. 538 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: So if you get a soft cover down the road, 539 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:49,880 Speaker 1: cool most of what people read will probably be the 540 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: soft cover, but there will only be this one run 541 00:34:52,840 --> 00:35:00,399 Speaker 1: of first edition hardcovers. Here's a question that says, did 542 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: you include how you arrived to forgive yourself through Christ? 543 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: I think many are struggling believing that Christ covers all 544 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: and they are not exempt for God's grace. That perseveres 545 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: I'm oh, that prevents them forgiving themselves, which hinders their 546 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 1: relationship to God. Sorry, I read that in three different pieces. 547 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,399 Speaker 1: Let me read it again together. Did you include how 548 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 1: you arrived to forgive yourself through Christ? I think many 549 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: struggle believing that Christ covers all and they are not 550 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: exempt for God's grace, and that prevents them from forgiving themselves, 551 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: which hinders their relationship with God. I would highly recommend 552 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: you read this book because I think you'll find that 553 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 1: there is a flaw in what you're saying. Well, you're asking, 554 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,480 Speaker 1: and I'm pretty sure sure that this book lays out 555 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 1: pretty well that you can't forgive yourself. That's something somebody 556 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:15,920 Speaker 1: else has to do, right, that's complicated. But read the book, 557 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:24,319 Speaker 1: we'll talk. Read the book, then we'll talk. This one 558 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: says what chapter was your favorite to write? So that's 559 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:29,320 Speaker 1: different than what's my favorite chapter? What was your favorite 560 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: chapter to write? And that's five? Chapter five? Chapter five 561 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:47,879 Speaker 1: one was I loved writing that chapter. I'm scrolling through 562 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,319 Speaker 1: with my eyes on my phone, scrolling through Instagram questions, 563 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: and I am kind of scrolling now looking for a 564 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: question that's different. That's why I'm pausing because there's a 565 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: lot of questions that are the same, like what was 566 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: the hardest part about writing it? How long have you 567 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:09,399 Speaker 1: planned this? When did you decide to write it? How 568 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: many drafts of this book are there? That's interesting. I 569 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: don't know twenty, there's a lot. I just wrote, and rewrote, 570 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:28,239 Speaker 1: and rewrote, and rewrote, and rewrote over and over. Did 571 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 1: you ever have a writer's block and how did you 572 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,320 Speaker 1: handle it? Yeah? I did the best thing to handle 573 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 1: a writer's block. The best thing is a really good 574 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: night's sleep and some decent food and stay hydrated. Really, 575 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 1: there's so many other things you could do, but if 576 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,320 Speaker 1: you don't do those three things, then you're gonna have problems. 577 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: No matter what you're doing, you're gonna have problems if 578 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: you're not getting good rest, good fuel, and hydrating. Sound stupid, 579 00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: but that's the real deal. There's one says, what was 580 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:08,359 Speaker 1: the process from conceptualization to publishing? The key to all 581 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,800 Speaker 1: of that was there was a I found an agency, 582 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:17,240 Speaker 1: a literary agency called the FED Agency. And there're stuff 583 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,800 Speaker 1: that you don't think about when you're just reading, casually reading, 584 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 1: but if you open up the first page, it says 585 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:26,440 Speaker 1: this author is represented by the FED Agency. It's like 586 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: on the literally the first page. And they're the glue 587 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,320 Speaker 1: that just really connects a lot of things and holds 588 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:38,880 Speaker 1: it together. So they are the people that said, Okay, 589 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: what are you thinking? What's your working title here? What 590 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: what kind of chapters are you thinking? What's the book about? 591 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,840 Speaker 1: Who is it to? Who's a demographic? Who do you 592 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:50,279 Speaker 1: think will read this? Who does it matter to you? 593 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:54,320 Speaker 1: What's the message you want those people to hear, okay, 594 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 1: So they just walk through different questions and help me 595 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: decide how I'm gonna go about it, how I'm gonna 596 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: get that blank page going on page one on chapter one, 597 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: where I'm going with it. And they also help take 598 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:11,239 Speaker 1: this whole thought idea, because before Like a River was 599 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:13,919 Speaker 1: a book, it was just a proposal. And the Fed 600 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,399 Speaker 1: Agency takes this proposal and they go, hey, this isn't 601 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: a book yet, but here's the idea of it, and 602 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 1: here's who's writing it, and here's the story that he 603 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,319 Speaker 1: wants to tell that he hasn't told yet, but he 604 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 1: wants to tell. And they pitch it out to all 605 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:32,360 Speaker 1: these different publishers and they say, who wants this, who's 606 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 1: interested in taking this and helping put this on shelves 607 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:41,919 Speaker 1: and different different e commerce stores. We ended up getting 608 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: our publisher. You know. They came forward and we talked 609 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: to a lot of great ones. We prayed through that 610 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:51,520 Speaker 1: whole process, and then when the right one came, and 611 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:54,840 Speaker 1: after we'd prayed a lot about it because it's so important, 612 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,920 Speaker 1: then they said, okay, green light go. We love it. 613 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 1: We love your concept, we love your title, we love 614 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: where you want to go with it. It's all yours. 615 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,960 Speaker 1: You have four months. I think that's about what they 616 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: gave me about something like four months. You have four 617 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: months to write it, have it turned in by this day, 618 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: and I think it was September first of last year, 619 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 1: and I was like cool, So I finished it in 620 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: two months instead of four, and that was it and 621 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:31,800 Speaker 1: we were off to the races. I am so encouraged 622 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 1: by so many people that have reached out and that 623 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:39,359 Speaker 1: are interested in this book. And I am as I'm 624 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: sitting here tonight as I record this ahead of time, 625 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 1: I just can't imagine what the feeling will be when 626 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:52,440 Speaker 1: people are actually reacting to it and messaging me after 627 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: they've actually read it, because from now right now, most 628 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:57,320 Speaker 1: of the world has not seen it or read it. 629 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:01,080 Speaker 1: So this is the last podcast that I will do 630 00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:04,759 Speaker 1: Lord Willing that I don't that people don't know the 631 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:08,400 Speaker 1: story of Like a River, and so I'm just I'm excited, 632 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:10,480 Speaker 1: and I want to make my plea one more time. 633 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:14,480 Speaker 1: If you haven't checked this book out, grab it and 634 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:19,280 Speaker 1: what really helps me. Let me reword that what really 635 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:24,359 Speaker 1: helps this book and the message behind it is the 636 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:27,879 Speaker 1: first week. What matters is those sales on the first week. 637 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:30,640 Speaker 1: And so I kind of started the podcast with this, 638 00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:32,760 Speaker 1: but I'll say it again. This is what I've learned 639 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:37,640 Speaker 1: through endless zoom calls with the publisher that that first 640 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:40,839 Speaker 1: week matters a lot because we either will or will 641 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: not end up on some kind of bestseller list. And 642 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,919 Speaker 1: if we do, then there are people that will buy 643 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: it just because of that, and there will stores that 644 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 1: will carry it just because of that. If we don't, 645 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:54,399 Speaker 1: then that's okay, but we won't be on those lists, 646 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 1: and it will just won't get into the new level. 647 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:00,239 Speaker 1: It won't get into the next level of buyers. The 648 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 1: next level of buyers is who I'm partially interested in 649 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 1: because they don't know me at all. They've never heard 650 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:09,279 Speaker 1: my name, they don't know my music, they don't know 651 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 1: my story, they don't know about River. They're just casual 652 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:15,840 Speaker 1: book readers that could be very surprised by the contents 653 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: of this book. So all that to be said, the 654 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:22,799 Speaker 1: way to get to them is by having a good 655 00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:24,879 Speaker 1: first week. And the way to have a good first 656 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:27,480 Speaker 1: week is that if you're thinking about getting this book 657 00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 1: for someone for like Christmas or their birthday, and you're 658 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 1: thinking I'll grab one for me now, and I'll grab 659 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: this book later for Christmas. I would encourage you just 660 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:40,720 Speaker 1: to go ahead when you're getting it on Amazon or whatever. 661 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:43,759 Speaker 1: Just make it too right now, make the quantity too 662 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 1: so that then you can hang on to the second 663 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: copy and then you'll give it to them later for Christmas, 664 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:55,520 Speaker 1: so that those numbers do better the first week. This 665 00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:57,719 Speaker 1: revealing a lot. I don't think I've ever been this 666 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:04,320 Speaker 1: upfront and kind of sales pitchy with any music or album, 667 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:09,960 Speaker 1: and I think that should say something about what this 668 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:12,120 Speaker 1: means to me compared to album. I've never sat on 669 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:15,000 Speaker 1: a podcast and told you to please buy two albums 670 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 1: or go stream at a million times. I've never told you that. 671 00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:19,799 Speaker 1: I just said, if you like the music, play it. 672 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:22,440 Speaker 1: I hope you like it. This is different. I'm saying, 673 00:43:22,840 --> 00:43:25,520 Speaker 1: give this book a shot. If you're not a reader, 674 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,759 Speaker 1: give it a shot. The audiobook is cool and I 675 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:36,280 Speaker 1: love it, but this is what counts for these bestseller lists. 676 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:39,759 Speaker 1: So give it a shot and then let me know 677 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:43,320 Speaker 1: what you think. Email me Grangersmith Podcast at gmail dot com. 678 00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:46,880 Speaker 1: That is the normal email I read for this podcast, 679 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,120 Speaker 1: So check it out. Email me let me know what 680 00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:51,600 Speaker 1: you think. Let me know if it stirs something in you. 681 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:53,879 Speaker 1: Let me know if you hate it. If you're like, man, 682 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:56,719 Speaker 1: don't ever write a book again. This is terrible, let 683 00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:59,240 Speaker 1: me know that too. But either way, I love you guys, 684 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:03,640 Speaker 1: and I'm so excited about what is going to be 685 00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:07,600 Speaker 1: August first, the release of Like a River. See you, guys, 686 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:11,200 Speaker 1: thanks for joining me on the Grangersmith Podcast. I appreciate 687 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:13,399 Speaker 1: all of you guys. You could help me out by 688 00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:17,319 Speaker 1: rating this podcast on iTunes. If you're on YouTube, subscribe 689 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:20,040 Speaker 1: to this channel. Hit that little like button and the 690 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:23,840 Speaker 1: notification spell so that you never miss anytime I upload 691 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:26,319 Speaker 1: a video. If you have a question for me that 692 00:44:26,360 --> 00:44:30,359 Speaker 1: you would like me to answer, email Grangersmith Podcast at 693 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:32,680 Speaker 1: gmail dot com. Yi