by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 25, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Miracles, Nature, Poetry
A state crew came out not long ago and re-ditched our road. It was badly needed in several places, but I have to say I wasn’t impressed with the finesse of large equipment. It worked great along the steep hill and in several other areas, but more than one...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 30, 2013 | Family, Poetry, Reading
I’ve loved words, paper, books for as long as I can remember. Dad claims I learned to read because he had a habit of falling asleep while reading to me and I wanted to finish the stories. I “pretend wrote” before I learned my alphabet, filling pages...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 31, 2013 | Miracles, Poetry, Reading
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Now that’s a great first line. When it comes to writing there are quite a few authors worth emulating–worth studying and learning from. Among the very best, of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 3, 2013 | Poetry
So, of course, I’m going to share a poem. I think I’ve mentioned before that I once took cello lessons. I think it’s an absolutely gorgeous instrument and while those piano lessons I took as a kid didn’t pan out, I figured wanting to learn to...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 20, 2013 | Family, Miracles, Poetry
I often include hymns in my novels. Characters sing them, refer to their favorites, and are touched by lyrics. While I can easily look songs up on-line, I prefer to use one of my treasured belongings as reference. It’s a 1956 copy of Heavenly Highway Hymns from...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 8, 2013 | Family, Miracles, Poetry
I started down this road to writing books with characters who can perform Christ’s miracles because of the crystal clear memory I have of nearly drowning when I was four years old. It seems wonderful to me that I not only remember something that no one could...
