by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 7, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Miracles, Waiting
Miracle in a Dry Season officially launches four weeks from tomorrow. When I first got the release date all those months ago, I imagined a sort of mass “unveiling” on Tuesday, August 5. Turns out that’s not quite how it works. I already have a copy...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 3, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love
Back home in West Virginia there was always a bean supper at Lucille’s for the Fourth of July. George and Lucille were first cousins to my dad and they had a little, white house up on the ridge above the church. Each year, Lucille would organize the event with a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 30, 2014 | Food, Friends, Love, Reading
I spent last Sunday-Tuesday in Atlanta at the International Christian Retail show. I’ve been to quite a few writers’ conferences, but this was my first event where the focus was on selling books rather than writing them. And it was a hoot. I went to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
On June 21 I sat out on the front steps and watched the daylight linger. As the fireflies rose and Thistle nibbled grass I got to thinking about what a fabulous playground the front yard supplied when I was a kid. There were endless yard games with siblings and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 23, 2014 | Appalachian, Family
When I went to visit the Bethany House offices in Minnesota I had a chance to record an interview about my novel. It’s hard not to feel self-conscious when you’re sitting at a table with a camera pointed at you, but the staff did a great job of putting me...
