by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 15, 2014 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature, Waiting
This year we’ve had some of the coldest weather I’ve known since I was a kid. Snow in the forecast for today and Friday. I know it’s winter, but this business of having actual winter weather is making me long for signs of spring. So today I’m...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 13, 2014 | Friends, Miracles
I had an epiphany this past weekend. I LIKE making do. You know, those times when you don’t have exactly what you need, but you make things work out anyway. Like when a recipe calls for buttermilk and you only have sweet milk. You just add a little lemon juice...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 10, 2014 | Family, Food, Reading
When I was a teen, I consumed short stories like peanut M&Ms. I could always squeeze in one more. I read them in the car, in my room, while the family was watching TV, as my brothers set off bombs . . . Nothing could distract me. I could visit twenty places in an...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 8, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Waiting
Our power was out for 14 hours yesterday. That would be on a day that went from -1 to a balmy high of 23. When the power was finally restored it was 47 degrees INSIDE the house. Not fun. But somehow, when I think back to power outages when I was a kid–they were...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 6, 2014 | Waiting
Back in December the radio program “A Way With Words” came out with a list of the top words of 2013. While I’m charmed by a couple of them, they mostly make me feel old and cranky. Here’s hoping the pendulum swings back toward using ACTUAL...
