by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2017 | Family, Nature
We’re now on Daylight Saving Time–or “fast time” as my grandmother called it (since that first day just flies by!). Blech. My circadian clock is firmly meshed in a standard 24-hour cycle. Yesterday, someone robbed me of an hour (hmmm, I think that was an hour of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 9, 2017 | Appalachian, History
I keep stumbling upon stories that make me think I may have to buckle down, do the research, and write a Civil War novel one of these days. Last week I learned about Sarah Brandon, known as the “Mother of the Civil War.” I don’t think it’s the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 6, 2017 | Church, Family, Friends
Less than a week into my worry fast I thought I was doing pretty well. I’d avoided some of the big pitfalls (much to my surprise). Mostly, I’d managed not to fret over family issues–Mom, Dad, my niece–praying and leaving them in God’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 2, 2017 | Appalachian, Food, Memories, Nature, Waiting
Spring is technically still a ways off, but we have daffodils, forsythia peeking out, warmer days (followed by COLD ones), and last night I heard the first peepers of the season. So I’m indulging my spring fever with seven things I love about this time of year....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each year I look forward to Lent and embarking on some sort of spiritual discipline leading up to Easter. Usually, I have my fast well in mind at least a few weeks before Ash Wednesday (March 1). But this year I’ve been waffling. I wanted to come up with...
