by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 24, 2013 | Miracles, Waiting
In Sunday School yesterday we were talking about what God has in store for us and how we don’t dream nearly as big as He does. And I admitted something that I hadn’t vocalized before. Most of the time, when I think about the big plans God has for me, I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 19, 2013 | Appalachian, Family, Waiting
Tomorrow is West Virginia Day and 2013 is a real milestone–the state’s 150th birthday. Once part of Virginia, western Virginia became its own state in 1863. Many residents of Virginia who lived west of the Allegheny Mountains weren’t happy when the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 17, 2013 | Family, Friends, Waiting
I try not to have too many pet peeves, but lately I’ve developed one that’s just wearing me out. I work for a ministry with 30 employees and 40 or so children in residence. With disturbing frequency, I’ll answer the phone and get this: “Someone...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 7, 2013 | Friends, Miracles, Waiting
I’ve been reading the book of James during my morning devotion lately. Wednesday, I read this in the fourth chapter: “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 3, 2013 | Waiting
In 1968 Andy Warhol said, “In the future everybody will be world-famous for fifteen minutes.” How right he was. Reality TV, YouTube, Facebook, blogs and all the other forms of media–social or otherwise–have give us all unprecedented access to,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 20, 2013 | Family, Food, Friends, Waiting
I generally try to come up with blog posts all on my own. Well, mostly my own. But today I’m shamelessly borrowing from my friend Jamie Chavez who brought Harry Stamps’ obituary to my attention in one of her posts last week. This is the BEST obituary ever...
