by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 14, 2012 | Friends, Waiting
That’s how I learned to decorate for Christmas when I worked at Biltmore Estate. Luckily, it lets Thistle off the hook. I do NOT decorate my dog. But I LOVE to drape everything else in red and green and holly. And today is tree day! Each year I try to take a day...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 12, 2012 | Reading, Waiting
Last week my mom asked me if I actually read all those books I download for free on Kindle. Well, I try to. And I just finished one and it was fabulous. Bonnie Grove’s Talking to the Dead is about a young woman who is suddenly widowed. She’s slammed by...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 10, 2012 | Family, Friends
So now that I’m starting to think someone in the wide world out there might actually read my novel one of these days, it’s occurred to me that I need to change the female lead’s name. Currently, her name is Bess. I chose that in honor of my Aunt Bess...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 7, 2012 | Family, Friends, Miracles, Waiting
Guess what? The first week of December is GONE! Yup, Christmas is just two and a half weeks away. Are you ready? Are you counting down with joy and anticipation? Or is there a little how-will-I-get-everything-done dread mixed in there? When I was little, we had a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 5, 2012 | Friends, Poetry
After my post on Monday (which was something of a love letter to my husband) a friend sent me a link to this song by Peter Gabriel. He said it reminded him of my husband and I, which is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said about us. It’s a lovely song...
