by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 3, 2014 | Family, Friends, Miracles, Waiting
Moms make the world go round. When I reviewed my blog posts for 2013 I thought announcing my publishing contract would be the most popular. So many of you commented and traffic spiked. And hey, I’m cool with reliving that moment! But that wasn’t what...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 30, 2013 | Church, Miracles, Waiting
Not only did Christmas NOT begin the day after Halloween, it didn’t end at midnight on December 25. Today is the sixth day of Christmas and I, for one, am not finished with this holiday.In church liturgy Christmas begins on December 25 and wraps up with Epiphany...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 27, 2013 | Family, Friends, Miracles, Reading, Waiting
I’m excited for so many people to read my novel. My parents, my brothers, in-laws, other kin from nieces and nephews to aunts and uncles and all the cousins in between. Friends who come in the guise of co-workers, my church family, neighbors, and others. Such a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 25, 2013 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Miracles
Merry Christmas! In lieu of my usual Wednesday Appalachian post, I thought I’d take you on a tour of our Christmas tree in honor of the day. While I see the appeal of styled, themed trees, I’m one of those folks who prefers a mish-mash of ornaments each...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 23, 2013 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Friends, Miracles
I LOVE my family. I feel so firmly rooted in the family that surrounded me as I grew up in WV. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Oh my, the cousins I have. I think there are some I have yet to meet. And others who are practically sisters. But wait. Some of my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 18, 2013 | Appalachian, Miracles, Poetry
It’s one week ’til we celebrate the birth of our savior. Here’s a musical interlude from Mark O’Connor’s album, Appalachian Christmas. O’Connor on violin, Yo-Yo Ma on cello, and Allison Krauss singing. A foretaste of heaven,...
