by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 18, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Memories, Nature
We’re finally having some truly warm weather with days that might even be what you would call “hot.” And as summer approaches, I’ve seen some folks in the area start to put up the first cutting of hay. When I was a kid, the first cutting typically came pretty close to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 15, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Memories, Writing
While you can look just about anything up on-line these days, it’s sometimes nice to have an actual book you can take down from the shelf and flip through to find what you need. That’s what I do when I want to include hymn lyrics in one of my novels. When...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 27, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Love, Memories
Today is our 21st wedding anniversary and I’ve decided to re-run a version of last year’s anniversary post. Our wedding was uniquely Appalachian for several reasons, not the least of which was that the only “facility” at our wedding was . . ....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 17, 2017 | Friends, Love, Memories, Miracles
It’s my anniversary. Not of my birth or my wedding, but of my stroke. On April 15, 2016, I went to work like usual and as I was addressing an envelope at my desk I . . . fell out. You can read about that experience HERE. In that post, I mentioned that having a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 13, 2017 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Food, Memories, Miracles
I love most every holiday. Food, friends, 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...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 10, 2017 | Church, Friends, holidays, Memories
I spent Palm Sunday at a friend’s church. It was a lovely service with lots of joy, but I’ll confess I missed the children’s processional of little ones waving palm branches that’s a tradition at my own church. Which got me to thinking about a...
