by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 5, 2021 | Faith, Family, holidays
I love most every holiday. Food, friends (most years!), 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...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 15, 2021 | Faith, health
I know I’ve been guilty of thinking that the only people in “ministry” are missionaries, church staff, and people who work for religious non-profits. But I’m pretty sure ANY job can be a ministry if you come at it right. I recently needed to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 18, 2021 | Faith, health
You’ve probably heard of organizations conducting threat assessments. The idea is to determine the credibility and seriousness of a potential threat. Say, of a hurricane damaging or destroying a coastal business, or of a terrorist attack crippling a city. And,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 4, 2021 | Faith, Hiking, Thistle
Everyone seems to be celebrating the fact that 2020 is OVER. As if all the challenges we’ve faced over the past months–political upheaval, race issues, the pandemic, and so on–are suddenly over and done. Phew. Now that’s behind us! Hmmm. I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2020 | Faith
The days between Christmas and New Year’s have always felt a little off to me. The BIG DEAL holiday is over but there’s still this lesser holiday to kind of ease us on into January . . . But who wants to move into January? Sure the days are slightly...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 21, 2020 | Faith, Miracles, Nature
The winter solstice, which is today, always feels significant to me. It’s literally the darkest day of the year and as soon as it’s past the days are getting lighter again. And this year I feel like we need light more than ever! Is it just a coincidence...
