by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 20, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Hiking, Nature
Spring is prime foraging time in the woods where we hike. We often see folks out with baskets or net bags and I know they’re looking for tasty tidbits to add to dinner. Personally, I’m more of a catch and release forager. I love finding things I could eat,...
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...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 3, 2017 | Family, Love, Miracles
I work at a children’s home. We serve so many kids whose families . . . well, they need some help. And every now and again, a child comes along and I think . . . that one could be mine. There was one . . . red-headed and freckled who loved books. Maybe he was...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2017 | Family, Nature
We’re now on Daylight Saving Time–or “fast time” as my grandmother called it (since that first day just flies by!). Blech. My circadian clock is firmly meshed in a standard 24-hour cycle. Yesterday, someone robbed me of an hour (hmmm, I think that was an hour of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 6, 2017 | Church, Family, Friends
Less than a week into my worry fast I thought I was doing pretty well. I’d avoided some of the big pitfalls (much to my surprise). Mostly, I’d managed not to fret over family issues–Mom, Dad, my niece–praying and leaving them in God’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 13, 2017 | Church, Family, Friends, Love
Life is hard. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but just living life really does get tough some days. Sometimes you’ll run into a whole string of those tough days right in a row. I’m part of a group of women at my church who gather for Sunday...
