by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ann Voskamp’s “One Thousand Gifts” has been on the NY Times bestseller list for something like 25 weeks now. It was a treat to hear her speak last weekend and inspiring to know that she’s a big ole chicken just like me. Afraid of flying. Afraid...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 25, 2011 | Waiting
My weekend conference was wonderful. Exhausting, overwhelming, intimidating and wonderful. Here are a few of the highlights: In Rachelle Gardner’s class on writing book proposals that sell, I learned that I’ve been doing a pretty good job of technically...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m off to a writers’/speakers’/leaders’ conference today. It’s called She Speaks and is hosted by Proverbs 31 Ministries. I’ll be attending sessions like: Writers: Ten Ways to Sabotage Your Writing – I’m assuming this...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 20, 2011 | Waiting
Yesterday afternoon Thistle was out in the front yard when she started barking. She rarely barks and there’s usually a good reason. We walked out on the front porch and looked. She was sitting, looking toward the road, apparently barking at nothing. I walked out...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 18, 2011 | Waiting
I follow a blog written by agent Rachelle Gardner. Over the weekend she talked about having a day of rest–Sabbath or otherwise. The responses from her readers got me thinking about how “rest” looks different to different people. For some it might...