by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 21, 2021 | Family, History, West Virginia
Yesterday was West Virginia Day–the day we celebrate seceding from the Confederacy and becoming a new state by presidential decree! I’ll always be a West Virginia girl. Even though I’ve now lived in other states longer than I did on our family farm,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 21, 2021 | Family, Food, Memories
Yesterday was my second Father’s Day without Dad. It was also West Virginia Day! Two important holidays in my world. Which got me to thinking, that if I’d spent the day with Dad, we probably would have enjoyed his favorite WV meal–beans and cornbread...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 6, 2021 | Family, holidays
In case you haven’t realized, Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. I had a chance to spend some time with my mom when we visited WV at the end of April. We had a delicious meal on the porch at the family farm, laughing, talking, and just enjoying being...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 26, 2021 | Family, Love
My husband loves me. I’d hoped we would spend our silver anniversary doing something amazing. A long dreamed about trip. Amazing food. Meaningful gifts. And SOME of that’s happening in this doggone-it’s-still-covid year. The travel though . . . I...
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 | 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...
