by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2015 | Love, Miracles, Uncategorized
It’s over. Christmas is done. Anyone tempted to take the tree down? Oh, the kids are still out of school and maybe there’s still family to visit, but for so many people these are the days when the blahs strike. The anticipation has been building since Halloween and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
On Christmas Eve 1974 I’d just turned three and was beginning to understand that Christmas Eve meant certain things: Our stockings would be hung over the chimney. My older brother had a Santa stocking, while mine featured a snow man, and I don’t think my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every year I think about finding a devotional series to read during Advent. And rarely do I find one that I’ll stick with. But this year has been different. Our pastor had the wonderful idea of getting the congregation to write our OWN devotion series. He...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Daddy and daughter in the cow pasture–she got a prickle in her finger. Hiding from Daddy, but not very hard. Remnants of a time that’s no more. Mom didn’t like this one, but I think the serious look suits us. Cheeseburgers at a juke joint in the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
I just spent a long weekend in WV hanging out with my family and celebrating my niece’s fifth birthday. It was a good weekend with gorgeous weather, no issues traveling, and Mom’s chocolate cake which is the best cake in the world. Saturday we held the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
No, not just birthdays with two numbers, I’m talking birthdays with the SAME two numbers. Like, say, 44. I’ve always liked patterns in numbers. Like when the clock reads, “12:34,” or “3:33.” I don’t know why, but this gives me...
