by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 6, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Reading, Thistle, Waiting
Our power was out for a little while yesterday afternoon. It was in the 40s with rain and WIND. (What happened to spring?!?) After reading, revising, cleaning, and watching my husband bounce around bored, I suggested we leash up Thistle and go investigate the outage....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 1, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Friends, Nature, Waiting
When I was a kid my father and one of the more mature ladies of the church would have pretty much the same “discussion” every spring. She believed strongly in planting by the signs and Dad was determined to convince her it was not only silly, but...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 25, 2013 | Family, Food, Friends, Miracles, Nature, Waiting
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. I love watching the kids come down the aisle at church waving palm branches as we sing Hosanna. No waiting for the very stones to cry out for us! It’s such a lovely, joyous service. Easter is almost here! But there’s a good deal...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 15, 2013 | Family, Friends
It’s true. I’ve read–in several places–that the way to engage folks on your Facebook author page is with pictures. Having recently set-up just such a page, I decided to test this hypothesis. Most of the posts on my page thus far have been links...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 13, 2013 | Family, Food, Friends, Miracles
If you’re like me, celebrations are often built around food. Shoot, most of my life is built around food, but that’s another post. When I got the news that a publisher actually wanted my novel, my first thought (after the squealing died down and I praised...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 6, 2013 | Food, Friends, Miracles, Uncategorized
So, if you read my post here, you know that instead of giving something up for Lent this year, I’m adding fruit to my diet. The fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). It works out just right if I focus on each fruit for five days. So far, I’ve tackled...