by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 13, 2014 | Family, Miracles, Nature, Thistle
I’m an optimist. All through middle and high school, when Valentine’s Day rolled around I fully expected to hear my name called over the intercom to come get roses sent to me by an unknown admirer. Then I planned to carry them from class to class so that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 6, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Thistle, Uncategorized
While out hiking with Thistle last weekend I came across a bearded fellow and his grandson. The older man’s looks and language told me he was a local–an old-timer–and just as I would have expected, he stopped to visit with me. After a bit of talk he...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 3, 2014 | Friends, Nature, Waiting
A good friend recently lost her beloved dog mostly to the ravages of old age. Having gone through that three times myself I know how impossibly hard it is to say goodbye to a dog who has been your best friend for more than a decade. When we lost the first of our three...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 23, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature
Back in the fall we noticed the holly trees in the area were absolutely burdened with berries. And I could imagine the old folks back home commenting that it meant a hard winter coming. Now, in late January, I’m pondering the truth of signs. Cause it’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 15, 2014 | Appalachian, Miracles, Nature, Waiting
This year we’ve had some of the coldest weather I’ve known since I was a kid. Snow in the forecast for today and Friday. I know it’s winter, but this business of having actual winter weather is making me long for signs of spring. So today I’m...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 8, 2014 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Waiting
Our power was out for 14 hours yesterday. That would be on a day that went from -1 to a balmy high of 23. When the power was finally restored it was 47 degrees INSIDE the house. Not fun. But somehow, when I think back to power outages when I was a kid–they were...
