by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 4, 2018 | Appalachian, Church, Memories
Appalachia is kind of cool these days. Of course, I’ve been thinking it’s pretty fantastic for quite some time now. Guess I was ahead of the curve. Or maybe just incredibly blessed to grow up there! If you, too, want to be Appalachian-chic, I thought...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 27, 2017 | Church, Family, Friends, holidays, Love
I know lots of folks who jump on their Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving (or sooner!), but I always wait until December 1. Maybe because it’s my birthday. And even then, I start slow, with a few outside decorations, maybe the nativity. I gradually...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 12, 2017 | Church, Waiting, Writing
When I first started writing, I had a character who could . . . maybe . . . walk on water. I came to realize the story line didn’t work the way I wanted and I gave that idea up. But I read the Gospel account of Peter walking on water many times. Many times. Then...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 15, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Memories, Writing
While you can look just about anything up on-line these days, it’s sometimes nice to have an actual book you can take down from the shelf and flip through to find what you need. That’s what I do when I want to include hymn lyrics in one of my novels. When...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 27, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Love, Memories
Today is our 21st wedding anniversary and I’ve decided to re-run a version of last year’s anniversary post. Our wedding was uniquely Appalachian for several reasons, not the least of which was that the only “facility” at our wedding was . . ....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 13, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Memories, Miracles
I love most every holiday. Food, friends, decorations–it’s all wonderful. But my favorite holiday is Easter. And my favorite part of Easter is the Sunrise Service. It’s a disappointment to me when the service gets moved inside because of the weather (too...
