by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 30, 2012 | Friends, Waiting
Sometimes I look at the list of locations for the American Christian Fiction Writer’s conferences and sigh deeply. St. Louis, Dallas, Indianapolis–all so far away. In 2016 the conference will be in Nashville–not exactly next door, but not TOO far,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 25, 2012 | Friends, Waiting
Last night was the first night of VBS at our church. I volunteered to do the meal–grilled cheese sandwiches, watermelon, Chex mix, juice boxes and cookies for 20 kids and the adults brave enough to take them on. There were several ladies to help make the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 16, 2012 | Friends, Nature, Waiting
Ahhhh. Just imagine. Four days in the gorgeous mountains of Western North Carolina talking about writing, learning about writing and . . . well . . . writing! Did I mention those four days fall in October when the leaves are at their peak, the air is crisp, the sky is...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jul 9, 2012 | Friends
My novels are set in West Virginia and the surrounding Appalachian Mountains. I’m the seventh generation of my family to have lived on the WV farm where I grew up. I treasure my heritage and consider myself a West Virginian even though I now live in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 25, 2012 | Friends
A few weeks ago we got a postcard in the mail letting us know that the local Irish Road Bowling team would be holding their regional finals on our rural road. Having grown up near Ireland, WV, I was familiar with Irish Road Bowling. It’s the sort of sport I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 22, 2012 | Friends, Reading
I had been thinking recently about how very long it is until the next season of Downton Abbey. January 2013. Sigh. (Why do I hear my mother’s voice warning me not to wish my life away??) And then, as though reading my mind, my friend Lori sent me a link to this...
