by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 20, 2014 | Church, Friends, Miracles
You know how themes pop up in your life sometimes? You’ll hear a certain scripture or saying or idea in several places within just a few days. I figure that means I should pay attention. So here lately I’ve been running into the idea that not everyone...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 30, 2013 | Church, Miracles, Waiting
Not only did Christmas NOT begin the day after Halloween, it didn’t end at midnight on December 25. Today is the sixth day of Christmas and I, for one, am not finished with this holiday.In church liturgy Christmas begins on December 25 and wraps up with Epiphany...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 25, 2013 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Miracles
Merry Christmas! In lieu of my usual Wednesday Appalachian post, I thought I’d take you on a tour of our Christmas tree in honor of the day. While I see the appeal of styled, themed trees, I’m one of those folks who prefers a mish-mash of ornaments each...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 23, 2013 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Friends, Miracles
I LOVE my family. I feel so firmly rooted in the family that surrounded me as I grew up in WV. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Oh my, the cousins I have. I think there are some I have yet to meet. And others who are practically sisters. But wait. Some of my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 9, 2013 | Church, Miracles, Waiting
I love the Christmas story in the Book of Luke. You know, “I will bring you good news of great joy that shall be unto all men.” They have to restrain me to keep me from reading it aloud six or seven times at church every year. But this year I’ve been...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 18, 2013 | Church, Family, Friends, Miracles, Thistle
In Sunday School yesterday we talked about what it means to love each other. You know, like Jesus loved. Turns out it’s hard to do, loving like that. Pastor, author, and speaker Chip Ingram defines love like this: “The real me meeting real needs for the...
