by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 27, 2012 | Reading
Since first sticking a toe into the publishing world, I’ve often heard about the dreaded “sophomore slump.” An author’s first book does reasonably or even very well, then she chokes and book two falls short. Well, it may be a common problem,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 25, 2012 | Miracles, Nature, Thistle
Last weekend I took Thistle for a walk in the woods. Our next door neighbor has 40 acres, much of it on the mountain that rises behind our house, and we are welcome to ramble there. The next neighbor beyond that property also has a chunk of land that we walk on....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 23, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
Last week I had lunch with friends and on my way back to the office I passed a shop where I knew my husband planned to pick up some steaks for supper. As I stopped at the light closest to the store, I tried to see in the window, thinking he might be there, even at...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 19, 2012 | Waiting
Food is a central theme in all of my books. Maybe because it’s such a central theme in my life! At one point, one of my characters was going to be cooking on a wood stove. I ultimately moved the timeline forward and he got an electric range, but I felt...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 16, 2012 | Miracles
About five years ago, The Washington Post conducted an experiment. They convinced Joshua Bell, one of the world’s greatest violinists, to play at a Washington D.C. Metro Station. He stood against the wall at the top of the escalator and played for 45 minutes...
