by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 8, 2012 | Friends, Nature
I knew the day would come. I just didn’t think it would happen this soon. I am now, officially, peppering my conversation with references to how it was when I was a kid. Here are some of my more common, I-remember-whens: Gas was less than $1. Bought it at...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 5, 2012 | Friends, Uncategorized, Waiting
I follow several writing blogs including the one written by Books & Such literary agents. A few weeks ago Janet Grant offered some social media marketing tips. One of them was to use more pictures. Now, I’m good about including a photo with just about every...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 3, 2012 | Friends, Reading
I made a Wal-Mart run over the weekend and there it was. The Christmas display where the outdoor furniture used to be. Pre-lit trees and inflatable lawn . . . um . . . ornaments. Ack. I’m one of those folks who really, really wishes we could wait until December...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 1, 2012 | Food, Friends, Miracles, Nature, Reading, Waiting
Last Friday I wrote about the bacon shortage that isn’t. A friend pointed out that most of us have gone without something at some point and survived it. Which got me thinking about what I’ve had to go without and how I handled it. Electricity. We’ve...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 24, 2012 | Friends, Uncategorized, Waiting
Saturday morning I stopped by church to drop off a full-length mirror for a bridal party to use that afternoon. At 8:30 in the morning preparations were already in full swing for the 2 p.m. ceremony. I hung the mirror in the youth Sunday School/dressing room where two...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 19, 2012 | Friends, Waiting
Word is, people who write down their goals do a better job of meeting those goals. Word is, knowing where you’d like to go more often results in getting there. Word is, you should have a plan and work that plan. Word is, all the cool kids have a vision...
