by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2021 | Family, holidays, Love, Memories
Christmas has been a little strange this year. We’re in the midst of moving to a new town so I can start a new job. Which means traveling to see family was a no-go. Then it was 70 degrees over the weekend, and we had windows open on Christmas Day. Not very...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 28, 2021 | books, holidays
I keep hearing how we’d all better hurry up and do our Christmas shopping early this year because there are supposed to be all sorts of shortages. Sigh. Does it feel like the world is trying to suck the joy out of everything these days?!? Well. On the off chance...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 31, 2021 | History, holidays
One of the best parts of writing historical fiction is the research! I learn so many interesting tidbits I’d never come across if it weren’t for research-related rabbit trails. For example, you likely know that Memorial Day is a day set aside for...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 6, 2021 | Family, holidays
In case you haven’t realized, Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. I had a chance to spend some time with my mom when we visited WV at the end of April. We had a delicious meal on the porch at the family farm, laughing, talking, and just enjoying being...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 29, 2021 | books, Dreams, holidays, West Virginia
I have ARRIVED as an author. Is it a NY Times bestseller? A movie deal? An endorsement from West Virginian Jennifer Garner (still holding out for that one!)? Nope. It’s seeing my most recent novel included in one of WV Magazine’s Loving Local gift boxes....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 5, 2021 | Faith, Family, holidays
I love most every holiday. Food, friends (most years!), decorations–it’s all wonderful. But my favorite holiday is Easter. And my favorite part of Easter is the Sunrise Service. It’s a disappointment to me when the service gets moved inside because of the weather (too...
