by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 26, 2018 | Church, History, holidays, Love, Miracles
Just picture it. Jesus comes riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. People act like he’s a rock star–waving palm branches, throwing their cloaks down in the street. The king is here. But wait. This isn’t the king they expected. He doesn’t overthrow...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 19, 2018 | Church, holidays, Miracles, Waiting
There were fewer than twenty of us gathered in the little white church on the hill for the Ash Wednesday service last week. The evening was mild and the service was brief with some music, scripture and words from the pastor, and then the ashes. Lent is my favorite...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 14, 2017 | bears, dogs, Hiking, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
You know it’s a doozy of a hike when the least scary thing to happen is a bear thundering off through the brambles. That’s how my hike with Thistle started one evening last week. And we weren’t much alarmed. After all, the bear was leaving. Then...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 7, 2017 | Memories, Miracles, Writing
It was in August of 2014 that my first, full-length novel released. We launched Miracle in a Dry Season with a bean supper and square dancing. It was the best day of my life after my wedding day. Talk about a dream come true! So how’s the dream coming along...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 25, 2017 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Waiting
Yesterday we returned from a trip home to West Virginia. A trip that didn’t go QUITE the way we planned! Everything was on track until we passed through Rock Cave, WV, and I noticed the bright red battery light on the dashboard. Uh-oh. My husband checked the...
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...
