by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 17, 2014 | Miracles, Nature, Thistle
We finally got some gorgeous, fluffy snow last week. This winter has been colder than usual, but there hasn’t been much of the white stuff. It was a bit inconvenient for a few days, but really, an excuse to not leave the house suited us just fine. We took...
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 | Nov 20, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Nature, Reading, Thistle
Monday I took Thistle for her evening hike. I think there was a low pressure system moving in because both of us were feeling spry. As we circled around to the trail back down to the car I had an urge to cut loose and just run down that hill. So I did. And as I ran,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 18, 2013 | Church, Family, Friends, Miracles, Thistle
In Sunday School yesterday we talked about what it means to love each other. You know, like Jesus loved. Turns out it’s hard to do, loving like that. Pastor, author, and speaker Chip Ingram defines love like this: “The real me meeting real needs for the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 23, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Nature, Thistle
The apples are in, the pumpkin’s carved, and the leaves are all orange and yellow and red. Must be time for the nut harvest! Of course, if we don’t hurry, the critters will beat us to it. Growing up on the farm, we had walnuts, chestnuts, and filberts...
