by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 23, 2017 | Appalachian, folklore cures, Waiting
I’ve been doing battle with an awful, lingering cold. I pretended I was getting better for ten days, then succumbed and spent a day laying around drinking lots of tea and taking cold remedies in hopes of shaking it. Which got me thinking about what folks did in...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 20, 2017 | Waiting
Last week I came within two pounds of reaching what I have long thought of as my ideal weight. And I realized something . . . . . . losing those last two pounds probably isn’t going to make an actual difference in my life. I had this sort of vague idea that once...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 2, 2017 | Appalachian, Food, Memories, Nature, Waiting
Spring is technically still a ways off, but we have daffodils, forsythia peeking out, warmer days (followed by COLD ones), and last night I heard the first peepers of the season. So I’m indulging my spring fever with seven things I love about this time of year....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 16, 2017 | Appalachian, Nature, Waiting
Every year a few hardy daffodils jump the gun and bloom in February. Every year we act surprised. Somehow it seems too soon, but I’ve looked back at notes from five years ago and this is nothing new. Every February the daffodils unfurl seemingly fragile yellow...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 9, 2017 | Appalachian, Reading, Waiting
While my fourth novel–The Sound of Rain–won’t officially release until early November, I can now share the cover with you. And I’m head over heels for it! The designers said they wanted to do something a little different this time and I offered...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 28, 2016 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Friends, Nature, Waiting
We celebrated our 20th anniversary yesterday, which seems impossible since we only just met, fell in love, and decided to spend our lives together! But here we are, a chunk of LIFE under our belts. I think you could say our wedding was pretty uniquely Appalachian with...
