by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature
For a long time my tagline has been, “Everyday miracles happen every day.” Very nice. But maybe a little long and a little narrow. I mean, what happens when I write books that don’t focus on miracles? So my editor looked to cast a wider net. He...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 13, 2014 | Family, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
I’m an optimist. All through middle and high school, when Valentine’s Day rolled around I fully expected to hear my name called over the intercom to come get roses sent to me by an unknown admirer. Then I planned to carry them from class to class so that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 6, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Thistle, Uncategorized
While out hiking with Thistle last weekend I came across a bearded fellow and his grandson. The older man’s looks and language told me he was a local–an old-timer–and just as I would have expected, he stopped to visit with me. After a bit of talk he...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 23, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature
Back in the fall we noticed the holly trees in the area were absolutely burdened with berries. And I could imagine the old folks back home commenting that it meant a hard winter coming. Now, in late January, I’m pondering the truth of signs. Cause it’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 17, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Miracles, Reading, Waiting
In just over six months my novel will be on store shelves. People will read it (I hope) and they’ll have opinions about it. I’ve known for a while that this was the plan. But in the past week it’s begun to feel very much REAL. The Baker Publishing...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 10, 2014 | Family, Food, Reading
When I was a teen, I consumed short stories like peanut M&Ms. I could always squeeze in one more. I read them in the car, in my room, while the family was watching TV, as my brothers set off bombs . . . Nothing could distract me. I could visit twenty places in an...
