by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 4, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Miracles, Reading
Miracle in a Dry Season officially launches tomorrow. Yesterday, we had a book launch party at my church. And while nothing is perfect this side of heaven, it was just about as close as we could get. In Appalachian Serenade Delilah realizes that family is something...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 24, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends
My grandmother had quite a collection of aprons–full aprons and half aprons. Terry cloth aprons for everyday and frilly aprons for company. I personally own four aprons–a quilted one from my friend Judy, a flowered one that was a prize in a contest, an...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 17, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Nature
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the wonders of playing in the front yard when I was a kid. This week we’re headed for the creek! How many times did my mother tell us either NOT to play in the creek or NOT to get wet. Seriously Mom, what were you thinking?...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 7, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Miracles, Waiting
Miracle in a Dry Season officially launches four weeks from tomorrow. When I first got the release date all those months ago, I imagined a sort of mass “unveiling” on Tuesday, August 5. Turns out that’s not quite how it works. I already have a copy...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 3, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Friends, Love
Back home in West Virginia there was always a bean supper at Lucille’s for the Fourth of July. George and Lucille were first cousins to my dad and they had a little, white house up on the ridge above the church. Each year, Lucille would organize the event with a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 23, 2014 | Appalachian, Family
When I went to visit the Bethany House offices in Minnesota I had a chance to record an interview about my novel. It’s hard not to feel self-conscious when you’re sitting at a table with a camera pointed at you, but the staff did a great job of putting me...
