by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 15, 2014 | Family, Food, Friends, Miracles, Reading
What do you want for Christmas? I’ve probably posed that question to every child I know and I’ve been asked it by several friends and family members. It’s the, “Hi, how are you?” of the season. So how does one answer such a question? Kids...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 8, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Love, Miracles, Reading
I’ve been fortunate to have had some very nice reviews of my books. Library Journal had some nice things to say, and there are several lovely reviews on Amazon.com and GoodReads. Not to mention blog reviews scattered around the web. But on Friday evening I got...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 4, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Waiting
Guess what? It’s 21 days ’til Christmas! Yup, Christmas is just three weeks away. Are you ready? Are you counting down with joy and anticipation? Or is there a little how-will-I-get-everything-done dread mixed in there? When I was little, we had a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 1, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Reading
When given the option, I tend to pick dates that have some significance for me. So, when my editor asked when I’d have book #3 for him to look at I picked . . . my birthday. So here it is, on the day I turn 43 I’m sending my latest manuscript off to my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 27, 2014 | Family, Friends, Miracles
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” ~William Blake “The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” ~H.U. Westermayer...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 24, 2014 | Family, Food, Friends, Love, Miracles
Welcome to the season of over-eating. First, there’s Thanksgiving with all its abundance. And since everyone else is eating too much it kind of gives us all permission to indulge. What’s one more bite of pecan pie when you’ve already exceeded your...
