by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 13, 2013 | Miracles
So, this is technically a commercial for WestJet, but WATCH IT. These people totally get Christmas. I cried. Matthew 7:7-8, 12 – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives;...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 9, 2013 | Church, Miracles, Waiting
I love the Christmas story in the Book of Luke. You know, “I will bring you good news of great joy that shall be unto all men.” They have to restrain me to keep me from reading it aloud six or seven times at church every year. But this year I’ve been...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 4, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Miracles, Uncategorized
We had so many Christmas traditions when I was a kid. And–this probably won’t come as a shock–quite a few had to do with food. Popcorn Balls – Mom would make popper after popper of corn and load it into a huge bowl. (It might not have been that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 29, 2013 | Family, Food, Miracles
We had a lovely Thanksgiving with my husband’s family. Good conversation, too much wonderful food, people we love, and (my husband would add) football. Then home to loose-fitting pants, a walk with the dog in the cold, and a lazy evening. SO much to be thankful...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 18, 2013 | Church, Family, Friends, Miracles, Thistle
In Sunday School yesterday we talked about what it means to love each other. You know, like Jesus loved. Turns out it’s hard to do, loving like that. Pastor, author, and speaker Chip Ingram defines love like this: “The real me meeting real needs for the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 11, 2013 | Church, Miracles, Waiting
My husband and I were talking about what it means to be called. Called to write. Called to a particular action. Called to a job. Called to a place. Called, called, called. It’s one of those “Christian” words that I think we sometimes use without...
