by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 31, 2018 | holidays, Waiting, Writing
What is it about the turning of the year that makes us want to reassess our lives? To pledge to do better or to, at least, not make the same mistakes we did last year? I’ve never been a fan of new year’s resolutions, but I do like the idea of making plans....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 28, 2018 | Appalachian, Family, Memories, Writing
Yes, I know it’s Friday. At least now I do. I’ll blame it on the holidays throwing me off. All day yesterday I thought it was still Wednesday and so I neglected to get this post ready and up. But here it is, a day late and hopefully NOT a dollar short....
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 6, 2018 | Appalachian, Church, holidays, Writing
Appalachia is about people as much as it is about place. We have a lovely Christmas tradition at my church. Our pastor gathers scripture for each day of Advent (December 2-24 this year) and assigns them to volunteers who then write a short entry for a devotional...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 26, 2018 | Appalachian, Reading, Writing
I often say the biggest downside to writing books is the way it cuts into my time to READ books. Still, I manage to squeeze stories in! I aim to read a combination of Christian fiction, Appalachian stories, books that are getting lots of hype, and nonfiction. Keeps me...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 19, 2018 | Appalachian, Reading, Writing
While our novella collection—The Christmas Heirloom–is mostly set during the Christmas season, I couldn’t resist working Thanksgiving into my story. I mean, my heroine is handy with a rifle and the Monday before Thanksgiving is the opening day of...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 15, 2018 | Appalachian, Friends, Writing
Reader and friend Frances Sniatecki tagged me on Facebook yesterday with the most amazing video featuring a medley of country songs with Take Me Home Country Roads (Almost Heaven, West Virginia) leading it off. Turns out this amazing song was recorded two years ago...
