Sarah Blake LaRose, who has won awards for both writing and professional activity, is passionate about encouraging, equipping and empowering people to live well with chronic illness and disability, experience grace-filled relationships and build faith that gives life. . She is a disability advocate, braille transcriber, and consultant for inclusive practice in ministry and higher education. She is the author of two memoirs: Past the Gray Curtin: My Road to Full Life with Disability and Walk with Me: How a Fearful Cat Person Gave Her Heart to Seven Dogs. Her work has won medals in the North American Book Awards and the Book Excellence Awards.
Sarah has taught biblical studies and theology courses in seminaries in the United States and Pakistan. She received the Jacob Bolotin Award from the National Federation of the Blind for her work as part of a team to create new tools for people who are blind to use to access ancient language texts. Her articles about inclusive practice and living with disability appear online at Night-Light. When Sarah is not writing and teaching, she is often singing in churches or speaking one on one with people who need pastoral care. She is cohost of The Blind Spot podcast with Keila Alequin.
Sarah spent grew up in the Houston metropolitan area and spent much of her adult life in Anderson, Indiana, where she earned her seminary degrees. She currently lives in Tennessee with her husband, Kevin, and four cats. She enjoys singing and composing music, cooking, reading, and gardening.
