by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 25, 2012 | Miracles, Nature, Thistle
Last weekend I took Thistle for a walk in the woods. Our next door neighbor has 40 acres, much of it on the mountain that rises behind our house, and we are welcome to ramble there. The next neighbor beyond that property also has a chunk of land that we walk on....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 23, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
Last week I had lunch with friends and on my way back to the office I passed a shop where I knew my husband planned to pick up some steaks for supper. As I stopped at the light closest to the store, I tried to see in the window, thinking he might be there, even at...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 16, 2012 | Miracles
About five years ago, The Washington Post conducted an experiment. They convinced Joshua Bell, one of the world’s greatest violinists, to play at a Washington D.C. Metro Station. He stood against the wall at the top of the escalator and played for 45 minutes...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 6, 2012 | Miracles, Reading, Thistle
Happy Epiphany! Today is the last day of Christmas–the day we celebrate the Wise Men’s visit to the Christ child. The day we celebrate our Lord’s revelation to man. So it’s only appropriate to have an epiphany today. Plan on it. Aim for it. Be...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 2, 2012 | Friends, Miracles
Christmas isn’t over until Epiphany–January 6. So I think it’s not too late to revisit the Christmas story on this eighth day of Christmas. Friends of mine run a small daycare and are amazing in how they teach the children in their care about God....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2011 | Miracles, Waiting
On Monday I wrote about getting past our overblown holiday expectations by remembering to spend time with God. I wrote that message primarily for myself. I wasn’t struggling with the expectations so much, it was the time with God I’d been neglecting. So I...
