by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 3, 2013 | Family, Miracles, Waiting
My grandmother has been gone for a year now. This past Christmas I didn’t buy her a present. In February, we didn’t celebrate her birthday. This will be the second Mother’s Day that I haven’t sent her flowers or fruit or candy. And I miss her....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 1, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature, Waiting
When I was a kid my father and one of the more mature ladies of the church would have pretty much the same “discussion” every spring. She believed strongly in planting by the signs and Dad was determined to convince her it was not only silly, but...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 29, 2013 | Reading
What if someone bad–maybe even evil–did something nice for you? Would that change your idea of good and evil? That’s the question 17-year-old Eve Marryat has to come to terms with in Ann Tatlock’s latest novel releasing this week. Sweet Mercy...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 26, 2013 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
We’re fortunate to live just a mile from Pisgah National Forest. Almost every day after work I head to the woods for a hike with Thistle. On the weekends, hubby comes along and we go even further afield. Hiking not only provides Thistle and I with exercise, it...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 24, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature
We’ve gone from winter to grass-mowing season here in Western North Carolina. Lawns are suddenly lush and thick and green . . . and in need of maintenance. Let me just say, I’m not a fan of cutting the grass.But mowing our yard still beats mowing Laurel...
