by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 22, 2013 | Reading, Waiting
A year and a half ago I posted the following. It has consistently gotten more hits than anything else I’ve ever run. I think that’s pretty interesting. Apparently, Christian sex is a hot topic. So what do you think? Are Christians too quiet about...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 19, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Nature, Reading
Earlier this week when I wrote about going out on the Hogback on our family farm to think, read, and write, I realized not everyone knows that word. A hogback is simply a hill that slopes like the back of a hog, but on our farm it’s a specific place–The...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 17, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
It’s that time of year. That time when the old folks would be shunning preserved foods for something fresh. Something green. Poke sallat is tender and green. Fiddleheads look like belated Christmas ornaments. Ramp dinners are raising money all up and down the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 15, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature, Reading, Thistle
I took Thistle for her morning walk yesterday along the same side road we take most mornings. As we headed up a steep bit, she stopped to nose through the leaves on the side of the road (whew–puff, puff–suits me!). As she poked around, I noticed an opening...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 12, 2013 | Food
We’ve had a mild winter, but it feels like it’s been hanging on for far too long. The past week has finally been a delight of warm days, cool nights, and the singing of peepers. So when I tried to think what to make for supper last night, I felt a sudden...
