About the Author

Ashley G. Simoneaux

Hi, I’m Ashley Simoneaux, and I am absolutely thrilled that you are HERE!  I am so excited to share my very first children’s book with YOU!

A little bit about me: I am a wife of 20+ years, a mother to two teenage sons, a lawyer, and a former member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Now, I am proud to add “children’s book author and publisher” to my list of accomplishments – what a journey it has been!

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Float on Your Little Cloud was inspired by real-life events. In the Spring of 2023, while rocking my niece’s colicky newborn baby, I was transported back to the emotions that I felt as a new mother seventeen years prior.  As I held that Baby Kate, I felt so helpless.  Nothing that I seemed to do would ease her pain.  

My thoughts then drifted to my own two boys, now 14 and 17 years old. At that moment, one was graduating from middle school and preparing for high school, while the other was completing his sophomore year. The reality of how little time I had left with them at home hit me like a ton of bricks.  Anxiety and fear consumed my thoughts.  Instead of allowing it to take root, I recalled a simple lullaby that my mother sang to me as a child, and I continued to sing to my boys whenever they needed to find peace and calm.  As I sang the song, closed my eyes and allowed my mind to drift to the clouds with Jesus, I felt an overwhelming sense of peace cover me like a soft blanket.  

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Throughout my life, I have had to lean on my relationship with God and the power of prayer to help me navigate both joyful and challenging times – the scary and everything in between. I am reminded daily of how we are weak, but HE IS STRONG!  Sometimes, we all just need to take a moment and float on our little cloud with Jesus.  My hope is that when you read this book, Jesus fills your life with joy and peace that surpasses all understanding. 

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