by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 24, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends
My grandmother had quite a collection of aprons–full aprons and half aprons. Terry cloth aprons for everyday and frilly aprons for company. I personally own four aprons–a quilted one from my friend Judy, a flowered one that was a prize in a contest, an...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 21, 2014 | Waiting
Q- The #1 question has long been: “How’s your book coming?” A- The problem with this question is that, most of the time, the answer isn’t very interesting. “Well, I just finished chapter nineteen.” Or, “I’m in the middle...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 17, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the wonders of playing in the front yard when I was a kid. This week we’re headed for the creek! How many times did my mother tell us either NOT to play in the creek or NOT to get wet. Seriously Mom, what were you thinking?...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 14, 2014 | Miracles, Waiting
If you were following my blog back before Easter, you may remember that I gave up fear for Lent this year. In the past, I’ve given up things like candy and French fries, which, the day after Easter, I went right back to enjoying. But fear, I hoped, would be...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 10, 2014 | Appalachian, Food, Miracles, Reading, Waiting
I’ve been in marketing and public relations since I graduated college which was, um, 20 years ago. In that time, I have written more than a few news releases. But I don’t think I’ve ever been the subject of a news release. So check this out! Debut...