by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 24, 2011 | Miracles, Waiting
I love to make plans. Whether it’s what I’m going to cook for dinner or what I’m going to do with my life, I’m a fan of planning ahead. You should see my Christmas shopping spreadsheet. The problem is, my plans often aren’t God’s....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 19, 2011 | Reading, Waiting
Okay, let’s be honest. Who wouldn’t like to be quoted? For saying something clever, of course, not those foot-in-mouth comments family members somehow remember much more clearly than your birthday or that you won’t eat eggplant. Ever. So until...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 17, 2011 | Reading, Waiting
A new study links excessive sitting with premature death. Yikes. Let’s see. I mostly sit at a computer at work. I come home and sit to write. I sometimes sit and watch TV with my husband. I sit and read when I have free time. I even sit in church! Oh sure, I...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 15, 2011 | Reading, Waiting
Ray Bradbury is one of my favorite authors. I especially love Dandelion Wine. When I was in high school, I adored short stories and read many of Bradbury’s. Whether you appreciate science fiction or not (I’m not usually a fan, but he’s so much more...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 12, 2011 | Waiting
I got out a new tube of Chapstick the other evening–one of my favorite vices. I’d been using the blue tube with SPF15 for a long time, but this was one of the classic black tubes. I cracked open that annoying plastic sleeve and slathered some on my lips....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 10, 2011 | Miracles, Waiting
How many of you feel overwhelmed at times? Between family, work, church, home and all the other responsibilities we have, we can get stressed out and worn out. Yesterday I came home early to get ready for our Women of the Church meeting. Here’s what I intended to...