by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 16, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends
We love our festivals in West Virginia and we have ’em all year long. There’s the Strawberry Festival in the spring, the WV State Fair in summer, and Helvetia’s Fasnacht each winter, but fall is prime time for some great celebrations of our...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 14, 2013 | Appalachian, Miracles
I’m going through round one of self-editing for what I hope will be my second novel. Which means I’ll soon be writing the proposal for Miracle Enough for Two. That includes a short synopsis or back-cover blurb. Here’s what I have thus far. Tell me...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 11, 2013 | Miracles, Nature, Waiting
It’s a crazy day. Tomorrow we’ll host a Fall Festival for 500+ folks at the children’s home where I work. Let’s just say my creative juices are being engaged elsewhere. So here’s a repost from a little over a year ago. Somehow, it...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 9, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
As the days get crisp and the nights downright chilly; as the leaves begin to turn and the sky seems bluer each day; as I begin to crave “fall” foods my thoughts turn to–fried squirrel. With gravy. It’s been a looong time since I fried a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 7, 2013 | Church, Friends, Miracles
We’ve been doing a study by Chip Ingram in our Sunday School class and a recent point has really stuck with me. He talked about how churches shouldn’t start new ministries unless they have a passionate leader with a team that’s committed to seeing it...
