by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 10, 2014 | Appalachian, Food, Nature, Waiting
It’s April in Appalachia. That means it’s time to go dig some ramps. I know where there’s a patch up in the national forest near our house. Okay, so maybe it’s on a neighbor’s property right on the edge of the national forest. Technically...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 7, 2014 | Church, Friends, Miracles, Waiting
This coming week we’ll celebrate Palm Sunday and then Holy Week leading up to Easter. At which point I can start being afraid again. Right? I mean, that’s how fasts work. You abstain for a time and then you resume. Except, maybe, that’s more to do...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 3, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Miracles, Reading, Waiting
Bethany House is running a contest to give away an advanced reader copy of Miracle in a Dry Season. I’m so excited to know I’ll be holding my novel in my hands soon and now someone else can hold it early as well! If you’d like to enter to win a copy,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 31, 2014 | Miracles, Uncategorized
For a long time I thought the opposite of fear was courage. It’s not. Not long ago I was listening to a radio preacher who pointed out that faith and fear share a common denominator. They both believe strongly in something that hasn’t happened yet. My fear...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 27, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
1) Snow on daffodils. Tuesday morning we woke to a fluffy dusting of snow that clung to branches and flower petals without making a mess of the roads. It was pretty and soon it was gone. Just the way I like my snow! Growing up, snows like that were called “poor...
