by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m turning 45 today. I’ve opted to brag about my age rather than quibble about it. I’ve known too many ladies who loved to lay claim to being the oldest person still living in our little community to blush at something as arbitrary as age. I’m...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is over. The cornbread dressing is gone and the last of the turkey has lost it’s appeal. But I still have a great deal to be thankful for. I’m feeling fine! After a stroke in April I have a new appreciation for good health. I have an...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’re headed for those West Virginia hills today to enjoy Thanksgiving with my family. Not wanting to stick my poor brother with preparing the meal, we’re taking advantage of the prepared Thanksgiving dinners offered by my friend Chef Dale Hawkins at Fish...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Still no rain. People sometimes joke about the forests of Western NC being rain forests. Not this year. We haven’t had enough rain to count since August. And the forecast isn’t promising. I’ve certainly prayed about the weather before. Prayed that it...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I wrote about a drought in Miracle in a Dry Season, I’d experienced some minor droughts and read about some serious ones. This year is the first time I’ve actually felt fearful because of a drought. We had some rain in August. But in September and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
When it feels like the world all around you is on fire, it’s hard to focus on anything else. As of Sunday evening, a wildfire near Lake Lure, one county over from where we live, is approaching 3,000 acres. Smoke hangs heavy in the air. The 10-day forecast offers...
