by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 4, 2013 | Family, Friends, Reading
I was driving home from work on Wednesday behind a slow-moving dump truck. I wasn’t too happy about it until we passed a dirt parking lot where two little boys were playing. They saw the truck and began madly pumping their arms in the air. The truck driver blew...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 2, 2013 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
Well, it’s October. I realize the first day of fall was back in September, but October is when I KNOW the seasons are changing in these Appalachian mountains. Leaves are just starting to color, the mornings require a jacket, and the sky is getting ever bluer....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 30, 2013 | Family, Friends, Miracles
I’m one of those annoying people who thinks she’s supposed to be good at just about everything. Okay, not music, but otherwise I should be able to figure it out. Which means when I’m NOT good at something I tend to think I’d better learn it. I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 27, 2013 | Appalachian, Reading
I’m still a little bit mad about how Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier ended. I won’t offer any spoilers on the off chance you’ve neither read the book nor seen the movie, but I did NOT find the end satisfying. Oh, I guess there was a certain poetry...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 25, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature, Poetry
A state crew came out not long ago and re-ditched our road. It was badly needed in several places, but I have to say I wasn’t impressed with the finesse of large equipment. It worked great along the steep hill and in several other areas, but more than one...
