by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 3, 2014 | Church, Family, Friends, Love
A show of hands please–who out there is busy? Ah-ha. I see a lot of hands. And I hear a lot of friends, family members, and co-workers who share tales of their busy-ness with me. And I tell quite a few of my own. Two members of a missionary family from Turkey...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 6, 2014 | Church, Family, Friends, Love, Reading
I was going to review Jan Karon’s latest novel–Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good–but I realized I didn’t want to review it so much as analyze it. The thing is, Jan Karon doesn’t follow the rules. If you go to conferences or classes (which...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 1, 2014 | Church, Family, Food, Love, Miracles, Waiting
As I approach the one-month mark from my book’s release on August 5 I’ll confess I’m a wee bit obsessed with things like sales rank, reviews, and Facebook engagement. And while many of those numbers are squishy, there’s just enough information...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 28, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Nature
Last week I included an excerpt from a booklet published by the Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers. It was about my great-great grandfather and included a mention of one of his children–my Uncle Marcellus. This is particularly interesting to me because...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 21, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family
The 40th meeting of the Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers was just held back home in West Virginia. I wish very much I could have been there and hope to make it in 2015. Next year will be the centennial year, which sounds weird until you understand that meeting...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 7, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Miracles, Reading
The MOST special day of my life was my wedding day. The book launch party for Miracle in a Dry Season definitely comes in second. It was utterly Appalachian from the location–a little white church on a hill–to the food–cornbread and beans. But the...
