by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 27, 2017 | Church, folklore cures, Food, Friends, Love
It’s day 19 of this ridiculous cold that has apparently morphed into something else. The paperwork from the urgent care clinic says, “Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified.” I have antibiotics. I think the doctor may have given them to me to...
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 23, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Food, Friends, Love
Our little, mountain church got word not long ago that some missionary friends on the far side of the world need a van. The old one gave up the ghost and transportation is important. There were probably folks who thought about sending a few dollars, doing what they...
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...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 4, 2016 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Love, Memories
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 big...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 2, 2016 | Friends, Reading, Speaking, Uncategorized
Before I was published I might have daydreamed a little about the events I would do once I was . . . well, you know . . . famous. Signings, readings, interviews. Now, two years into this published author business, let’s just say the reality hasn’t quite...
