by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 29, 2012 | Friends, Reading
An article in Scientific American cited a study that showed people speak an average of around 16,000 words a day (men a little under, women a little over). Holy cow. I knew I could talk, but that much? Imagine what happens when I do one of my speaking engagements....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 27, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
Sunday’s sermon admonished us to allow God to mold us–to fulfill his plan through us. It was a good sermon and I’m taking it to heart. But, as can often happen, the real meat of the morning came during the children’s sermon. Our pastor asked...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s been a crazy, hectic week. I commented on it to a friend and he agreed he was having a similar experience. “The kind of week that makes you want to fake your own death,” he said. I laughed and laughed and laughed. Yes, exactly. But Saturday is...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 22, 2012 | Miracles, Poetry, Waiting
In The Memory of Drowning one of the characters is afraid to try for another child after suffering a miscarriage. I’m astonished by the number of women who have faced this tragedy. I talked to friends who had gone through this so that I would have an inkling of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
I spent a chunk of time this past weekend hashing out family history. Who was born when, who married whom, how many children did they have, when did they die . . . and so on. It’s tricky stuff. But here’s the fun part. I’ve invented every bit of it....
