by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 21, 2015 | Friends, Miracles, Waiting
The Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference just gave me my first award as a published author. It is, as you might expect, a pretty wonderful feeling. And making it even more wonderful is the fact that I got to celebrate my award with one of my favorite...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 13, 2015 | Waiting
When I started writing, my first love was poetry. I wrote poems because I could capture ideas, feelings, and emotions on one page. Books, on the other hand, are really long and take a LOT more work. So, in honor of the days when I could complete an entire first draft...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 5, 2015 | Appalachian, Church, Family, Nature, Waiting
It’s finally March and temperatures actually soared into the 70s yesterday. Of course, we’re supposed to get SNOW before today is out, so we’re not too excited. But it is getting to be time to think about planting the garden. When I was a kid my...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 16, 2015 | Church, Waiting
It’s almost Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten season. Which means it’s time to think about fasting. I’ve been fasting from something during Lent for quite a few years now. Sometimes it’s food, sometimes it’s a habit. Two years...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 22, 2015 | Appalachian, Family, Waiting
I posted at SouthernBelleView.com last week about whether or not West Virginia is part of the South. It’s a point of contention in some circles. While I didn’t suppose we’d resolve the question once and for all, I did get some interesting comments...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 19, 2015 | Family, Miracles, Nature, Reading, Waiting
The first novel has been out almost six months. The second novel isn’t due until May. The first round of excitement has died down and it’s too soon to get pumped up for round two. I’m facing the in-between time. All the flurry of being a debut author...
