Smith, Cindy L.: - Cindy L. Smith is the founder of Living Hope for Today, an organization that empowers women to have victorious lives through Christ by leading prayer groups, bible studies, and retreats. Cindy has been an advocate for women and children for over 30 years and creates events to raise awareness for the prevention of child abuse. Her passion to help homeless mothers achieve self-sufficiency and to know God led her to found Living Hope Transitional Homes in 2004. She served as the organization's Executive Director for eleven years. Cindy's first novel, Whispered Truth, is based on true events of abuse, forgiveness and hope. Whispered Truth won the Gold Illumination Award in the Inspirational Romance Category from the Jenkins Group and was a Finalist in the Religion Fiction category from National Indie Excellence Award! Whispered Truth is the first in the Truth, Trust, Treasure series. For fun Cindy enjoys traveling to warm places and scuba diving. She is an empty nester and lives with her husband, Mike, in the Cincinnati area. They have three children and five grandchildren.