by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
It was a little over a year ago that we had a power outage that lasted two days or so. There was also deep snow and bitter cold, making it pretty miserable. We still tell the stories–about who rounded up a generator, who tried to sleep on a pew at the church,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 10, 2011 | Uncategorized, Waiting
So what do you want to be when you grow up? I wanted to be a ballerina, a lawyer and an interior decorator. In college I wanted to be a marine scientist until I took chemistry. Then I didn’t know what I wanted to be, but I got a degree in English because that...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today is Epiphany, the last day of the 12 days of Christmas. You thought it was just a song, right? The marketers have it all wrong, starting Christmas in November and ending it with huge sales on December 26. Christmas starts on the 25th and ends on January 6. Today...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
The folks at WordPress.com provided the following stats for my first (partial) year of blogging: Crunchy numbers The Leaning Tower of Pisa has 296 steps to reach the top. This blog was viewed about 1,100 times in 2010. If those were steps, it would have climbed the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Several years ago I resolved to stop making resolutions and I’ve done a really good job of keeping that one. But this year I’m making a new resolution. I resolve to strive to please no one by God. I have a habit (not uncommon) of trying to please lots of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
As I’m fine tuning my book this week I’m also getting the first 15 pages ready to enter in the Genesis Contest hosted by American Christian Fiction Writers of which I am a member. Here’s the promo for the contest: The Genesis Contest is the...