by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 1, 2015 | Appalachian, Food
Although pork and cabbage is a more traditional New Year’s Day meal back in West Virginia, I’ve adapted to the south with its collard greens and black-eyed peas. Tradition dictates that you eat greens (whether cabbage, collards, or some other kind) to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 29, 2014 | Family, Friends, Miracles, Waiting
Three years ago I created a vision statement–a statement of my goals as an author. I think it’s important to not only create such a document, but to revisit it regularly to see how I’m doing and what needs to change. So as 2014 comes to a close, I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yup, that’s me on Christmas Eve forty years ago looking very worried about the fire Dad’s fiddling with in the fireplace. I wanted to be sure that fire was OUT before Santa arrived. Hope you’re having a very Merry Christmas filled with memories that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
I listened to John Ortberg’s When the Game Is Over It All Goes Back in the Box on CD last week. And I was captured by a section in which he talked about how much of our lives are spent in the pursuit of MORE. More money, more time, more stuff, more prestige,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
We’ve had a live Christmas tree almost every year–when I was a child and now as an adult. When we were kids in WV, we’d go to a nearby Christmas tree farm (I mean, a mile or so away) and pick out a tree. Now, in Western NC, the tree farms are higher...
