by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 19, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Waiting
Tomorrow is West Virginia Day and 2013 is a real milestone–the state’s 150th birthday. Once part of Virginia, western Virginia became its own state in 1863. Many residents of Virginia who lived west of the Allegheny Mountains weren’t happy when the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 17, 2013 | Family, Friends, Waiting
I try not to have too many pet peeves, but lately I’ve developed one that’s just wearing me out. I work for a ministry with 30 employees and 40 or so children in residence. With disturbing frequency, I’ll answer the phone and get this: “Someone...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 14, 2013 | Friends
As I was filling the tank on the lawn mower earlier this week (ah, the glamorous life of the writer!), an unfamiliar car pulled into the driveway. I walked over and smiled as the man behind the wheel hailed me. Turns out he’d just moved to Western NC from New...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 12, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature, Reading
The house we live in has the sorriest excuse for a front porch. But it’s still a porch and I’ll take it. Because a need to sit on the front porch is embedded in my genetic material. Porch sitting is simply a way of life in the mountains. It’s for...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 10, 2013 | Food, Friends
I’m not really what you’d call crafty. I see all those Pinterest posts and think, I could do that. But even if I could, I generally don’t. Oh, I cut some flowers and “arrange” them in a vase now and again. I get a little artsy with food...
