by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 29, 2021 | Church, Family, Love, Memories
I’m hopelessly sentimental. That’s part of the reason I love writing stories set in the recent past. It’s like getting to time travel and hang out with my grandparents and great-grandparents! So when my cousins in Pennsylvania boxed up a bunch of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 19, 2021 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Memories
We’ve gone from winter to grass-mowing season here in Western North Carolina. Lawns are suddenly lush and thick and green . . . and in need of maintenance. Let me just say, I’m not a fan of cutting the grass and thankfully my husband is the Head of Lawn Maintenance at...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 4, 2021 | Church, Speaking
While I’m REALLY hoping we’ll get back to in-person events before the year is out, in the meantime I appreciate that virtual events make it possible to reach a wider audience. And I’m fortunate to even have folks inviting me to put on virtual events!...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 4, 2020 | Appalachian, Church, Writing
Churches were still hosting revivals when I was a kid. Often held all week or maybe over a series of weekends, they were big community events meant to appeal to folks who weren’t coming to church on a regular basis. Out-of-town preachers might...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 13, 2020 | Church, History, Waiting
Did you know quarantine comes form the Italian, quarantina, meaning 40 days? Hellebores – Lenten Roses Having just concluded the 40 days of Lent by celebrating Easter, that number seems particularly significant. And it is–there are quite a few Biblical...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 16, 2019 | Church, holidays, Writing
Our pastor has been doing a great series called Songs of the Season that focuses on a different Christmas carol each week. Yesterday was Joy to the World. So, of course, we talked about joy (and yes, he does invite the congregation to interact!). One of his comments...
