by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 24, 2014 | Appalachian, Food, Nature, Thistle
I let Thistle out for her final constitutional before bed recently and the light from the open door fell on, of all things, a young opossum. Thistle hurried to investigate and thankfully seemed content to just sniff the little critter. The opossum was less content and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 10, 2014 | Appalachian, Food, Nature, Waiting
It’s April in Appalachia. That means it’s time to go dig some ramps. I know where there’s a patch up in the national forest near our house. Okay, so maybe it’s on a neighbor’s property right on the edge of the national forest. Technically...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 3, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Miracles, Reading, Waiting
Bethany House is running a contest to give away an advanced reader copy of Miracle in a Dry Season. I’m so excited to know I’ll be holding my novel in my hands soon and now someone else can hold it early as well! If you’d like to enter to win a copy,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 27, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature
1) Snow on daffodils. Tuesday morning we woke to a fluffy dusting of snow that clung to branches and flower petals without making a mess of the roads. It was pretty and soon it was gone. Just the way I like my snow! Growing up, snows like that were called “poor...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 20, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
Daffodils are finally shaking out their sunny skirts which means spring is–HERE! Yup, it’s the first day of spring. You may still have snow and ice, but here in Western North Carolina the daffodils are confirming what the calendar claims. And I have a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature
For a long time my tagline has been, “Everyday miracles happen every day.” Very nice. But maybe a little long and a little narrow. I mean, what happens when I write books that don’t focus on miracles? So my editor looked to cast a wider net. He...
