by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 10, 2014 | Church, Friends, Miracles, Uncategorized
In my job as fundraiser for a children’s ministry I’m occasionally called upon to fill the pulpit in an area church. Trust me, this feels different from say, speaking at a Wednesday night supper or offering a five-minute Moment for Mission. Typically, I...
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 | Dec 4, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Food, Miracles, Uncategorized
We had so many Christmas traditions when I was a kid. And–this probably won’t come as a shock–quite a few had to do with food. Popcorn Balls – Mom would make popper after popper of corn and load it into a huge bowl. (It might not have been that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was my birthday. I LOVE my birthday. But for the first time in 42 years it occurred to me that birthdays are really pretty arbitrary. I mean, if I had anything to do with the events of December 1, 1971, I don’t remember it. It was, however, a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
I got to spend some time with my family in WV this past weekend. Amongst the crowd of kin was my nine-year-old nephew who I don’t get to see nearly often enough. We were hanging out in the family room Saturday evening when he began quizzing me from a book. These...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Happy Anniversary to me! It was this time last year that Wendy Lawton called and offered to be my agent. I said, “yes,” of course. And now I’m eagerly awaiting the release of my first novel next August. Which, in the publishing world, means my book...
