by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 13, 2014 | Family, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
I’m an optimist. All through middle and high school, when Valentine’s Day rolled around I fully expected to hear my name called over the intercom to come get roses sent to me by an unknown admirer. Then I planned to carry them from class to class so that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 10, 2014 | Church, Friends, Miracles, Uncategorized
In my job as fundraiser for a children’s ministry I’m occasionally called upon to fill the pulpit in an area church. Trust me, this feels different from say, speaking at a Wednesday night supper or offering a five-minute Moment for Mission. Typically, I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 6, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Thistle, Uncategorized
While out hiking with Thistle last weekend I came across a bearded fellow and his grandson. The older man’s looks and language told me he was a local–an old-timer–and just as I would have expected, he stopped to visit with me. After a bit of talk he...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 3, 2014 | Friends, Nature, Waiting
A good friend recently lost her beloved dog mostly to the ravages of old age. Having gone through that three times myself I know how impossibly hard it is to say goodbye to a dog who has been your best friend for more than a decade. When we lost the first of our three...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 30, 2014 | Appalachian
I went to high school in West Virginia. That means we had square dancing lessons in gym class. Yup, nothing better than being forced to do an “old-fashioned” dance with other awkward, pubescent teens. Of course, I secretly enjoyed it, but don’t tell...
