by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 10, 2011 | Waiting
I keep reading and hearing that as an aspiring writer I should enter contests. This seemed to me not unlike buying a lottery ticket. Contests are subjective and while writers are judged on skill and technique, surely there’s a lot of luck that comes into play as...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 8, 2011 | Miracles, Reading, Waiting
Have you ever met someone you really admired and found it to be a disappointment? Somehow they’re just not as nice as you thought they’d be. Well. That is NOT the case with Jan Karon. I’ve previously cited her as one of my favorite authors (along...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 3, 2011 | Miracles, Waiting
I’ve written before about the bears that often stop by our backyard. They have a trail, no a highway, through the clearing behind our house. We’ve actually come to enjoy our wild visitors. Last spring we watched Mama bring her three, tiny cubs around....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 1, 2011 | Miracles, Waiting
Remember when June meant school was out and you had long, hot weeks stretching out ahead of you before you had to think about learning anything again? Of course, I grew up on a farm, so there was plenty to DO with gardening and haying and general choring. But even so,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 27, 2011 | Reading, Waiting
It’s been a busy month, but now I’m enjoying a four-day weekend. I know there’s more to Memorial Day than time off (about that on Monday), but at this moment, it’s free time I’m happy about. Free time means: -Time to write. I’m...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 13, 2011 | Waiting
Are you superstitious? I say that I’m not, but honestly. Shoot, sometimes I approach God with superstition. Something bad happen? It must be because I skipped my Bible reading. When something good has happened, I’ve worn the exact same outfit I had on at...
