by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 18, 2019 | Church, Friends, Miracles, Reading, Waiting
For a long time now I’ve assumed, based on Matthew 17:20, that my faith is pretty pitiful. Not even a mustard seed’s worth. That scripture suggests that if my faith were as much as even a BB-sized seed, I could move mountains or cast mulberry bushes into...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 7, 2019 | Appalachian, Family, Friends, Writing
A friend and I were talking recently about our families–mostly the senior ladies in our Appalachian families–and how they can take a single word and communicate a wide range of meanings. The perfect example is the word, “well.” Depending on the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 7, 2019 | Friends, Love, Miracles, Waiting
You’ve probably heard the advice to live like you’re dying . . . because you are. And it’s true, so far as it goes. We’re all going to die one day. One day. You know it, I know it, we all know it. Or do we? I have a friend who has a fatal...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 3, 2018 | Family, Food, Friends, Love, Thistle
It’s that time of year. The time when car commercials begin subtly hinting that this year a Jaguar or new SUV would be the perfect gift. And while I wouldn’t say no to a Jaguar (even if it DID have 981 miles on it), that really isn’t my idea of a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 15, 2018 | Appalachian, Friends, Writing
Reader and friend Frances Sniatecki tagged me on Facebook yesterday with the most amazing video featuring a medley of country songs with Take Me Home Country Roads (Almost Heaven, West Virginia) leading it off. Turns out this amazing song was recorded two years ago...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 1, 2018 | Friends, holidays, Writing
Tomorrow is the official release day for The Christmas Heirloom: Four Holiday Novellas of Love Through the Generations. (Click on the image to the right if you want to order it!) Release days have that first-day-of-school feeling. Did I pick the right outfit? Will I...
