by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 5, 2012 | Food, Friends, Miracles, Waiting
Yup, he showed up a little over a week ago and asked if he could live out of his van at our church. After checking him out with the Sheriff’s Department we said, “sure.” He’s a nice man–came to Sunday School and stayed for the service...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 31, 2012 | Miracles, Nature, Waiting
Mama’s cubs are growing fast. They’ve grown from roly poly little balls of fluff to bears about half the size of their mother. Fall is a great time for bears with good things to eat like apples, grapes, acorns, hickory nuts and . . . bees! Yup, one of my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 27, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
Sunday’s sermon admonished us to allow God to mold us–to fulfill his plan through us. It was a good sermon and I’m taking it to heart. But, as can often happen, the real meat of the morning came during the children’s sermon. Our pastor asked...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 22, 2012 | Miracles, Poetry, Waiting
In The Memory of Drowning one of the characters is afraid to try for another child after suffering a miscarriage. I’m astonished by the number of women who have faced this tragedy. I talked to friends who had gone through this so that I would have an inkling of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 17, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
On Wednesday I wrote about waiting. Something few of us enjoy. I want to emphasize, however, that waiting doesn’t mean not doing. I hear so many Christians talk about God’s plan for their lives. And often, they’re talking about waiting for that plan...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 13, 2012 | Miracles, Reading
Editor and author Ramona Richards has begun a lovely blog called One Life; One Verse that features various writers reflecting on passages of scripture that have impacted their lives. I LOVE this idea and promptly sent Ramona a submission. It’s the post for...
