Lost and Found Giveaway

I’m excited to share that my publisher is releasing The Pocket Quilt Series as a digital boxed set! The Pocket Quilt Trilogy will be available through online retailers on September 26. Loved by teens and grandmothers alike, The Pocket Quilt Series by Laurie Stroup Smith is now available in one volume. The set contains three …

Back in the Saddle: Part 6 – Occupational Therapist

I didn’t intend to have a gap between posts in this series, but the past five weeks have been BUSY. Our older daughter graduated from high school at the end of May. This celebration was followed by the associated parties, end-of-the-year awards ceremonies, preparations for both girls to spend a week at Young Life Camp, …

Back in the Saddle: Part 5 – Sidewalker

I have had the pleasure of volunteering as a sidewalker at Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship (CTRH) for the past two years. During this time, I’ve worked closely with friend and fellow sidewalker, Joan Lenczicki. She is the one who connected me with those who run the Miniature Horse Outreach, and I will be forever …

Back in the Saddle: Intro

The familiar idiom “back in the saddle” means to return to something after an absence; to make another attempt after failure, interruption, or setback. I only published one blog post in the past year, and I haven’t worked on a manuscript since last spring. But as the Public Relations Officer for our Band Boosters, I …

Buggy Talk with Tracy Fredrychowski

Author Tracy Fredrychowski recently invited me to be a guest on her popular “Buggy Talk” Podcast. We talked about writing, fiction, and The Pocket Quilt Series, and I read the first chapter of my most recent release Pockets of Peace, the third and final book in the series. In case you missed the conversations we …