by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 8, 2012 | Miracles, Reading
Sure, I love Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer. Any time Jan Karon and Francine Rivers publish something I hurry out to read it. But even though I’m not usually all that keen on science fiction and fantasy, I love Ray Bradbury, too. When I read Dandelion Wine I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 6, 2012 | Friends, Waiting
As an aspiring author, one of the things I need to do is begin building my “tribe.” That’s the group of people who will help my books be successful once they’re published. Facebook friends, blog followers, Pinterest pinners, GoodReads readers,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 4, 2012 | Waiting
I didn’t make the finals in the Genesis contest for unpublished authors of Christian fiction. There. I entered the contest primarily for the feedback and was delighted when I was named a semi-finalist. Amazing how my ambitions suddenly soared after that! But now...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 1, 2012 | Thistle
I get a kick out of “As-Seen-On-TV” products. Do we really need a pan that bakes pre-cut brownies? Or a tool to crack eggs? I’ve never really struggled with either task. But every now and then I think, hey, that’s a good idea. I’d seen...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 30, 2012 | Miracles, Nature, Waiting
I love black raspberries. I am NOT fond of the perfumy red ones. We had a thriving black raspberry patch just off the back porch when I was a kid. Mom would make pie and jelly and bowls of berries with sugar and cream. But best of all was just standing in the yard...