by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 14, 2021 | Dreams, Friends, Waiting
A friend of mine is living with a terminal diagnosis right now. And what is she doing with her last days? Building a tree house. She always wanted one. Has long meant to build a grown-up version. But she just never got around to it. Which has got me thinking about...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 10, 2021 | Appalachian
The official start of summer is still a little ways off, but it FEELS like summer in the mountains of North Carolina right now. The days are warm and humid, but not that sticky hot of August. Evenings and mornings are refreshingly cool and rain showers often pop up in...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 7, 2021 | books, Reading
It’s time to get that summer reading list primed and ready for beach days, hammock days, porch-sitting days, or just any old day when you can squeeze in time for a few more pages! And you can jump start your reading plan by entering for a chance to win FIFTY...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 3, 2021 | books, Dreams, Writing
I’ve written before about the conundrum that book contests present. To enter or not to enter–THAT is the question! Well, I entered the Selah Awards hosted by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Why? It’s a great conference put on...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 31, 2021 | History, holidays
One of the best parts of writing historical fiction is the research! I learn so many interesting tidbits I’d never come across if it weren’t for research-related rabbit trails. For example, you likely know that Memorial Day is a day set aside for...
