by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 4, 2012 | Waiting
Early in our marriage, my mother-in-law dog sat for us while we went on a trip. She stayed in our house and tended to our three dogs (since gone on). When we returned, I was horrified to find that she had not only cleaned my house, but had moved furniture in order to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 2, 2012 | Reading
Opening lines. No, I’m not talking about lines like, “Do you come here often?” or “Want some fries with that shake? (I know, I should get out more often.) I’m talking about awesome, amazing, make-you-want-to-read-the-whole-book first...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 30, 2012 | Nature
I love to write dialogue in my novels. And I think I do it reasonably well (at least, that’s the feedback I’ve gotten). I’m still trying to figure out things like tension, plot and characterization, but I’m mostly comfortable with verbal back...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 27, 2012 | Friends, Miracles
Sixteen years ago today I slipped into scandalous underwear and then a wedding gown at my grandmother’s house. Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime experience! My dear friend Jennifer and I spent the morning making our own bouquets at the kitchen table. Queen...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 25, 2012 | Friends, Miracles, Poetry
If my great-aunt Bess were still alive, she would have turned 108 this month. We fell in love when I was a toddler and never fell out. When I stopped going to church in college, she would ask me, every time I saw her if I’d started back. When I finally did, I...
