by Norma Thatcher | Feb 9, 2019 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
God does work in mysterious ways, and many people believe that the phrase is from the Bible. But it is not. Rather, it’s a paraphrase from the poem Light Shining Out of Darkness by William Cowper. In 1773 he wrote, “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 5, 2019 | Inspirational, Love
We Americans surely love our animals. Many American households include at least one pet. There is disagreement regarding the actual numbers, but here are the statistics for pet ownership in US households from four sources: US Census 49% Simmons National Consumer Study...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 2, 2019 | Humor, Interesting information
Writer’s Block. It happens to nearly every writer at some point. Apparently, even the writer of inspirational sayings for fortune cookies has been afflicted by it. According to an article on cnn.com from August 2, 2016, Donald Lau of Wonton Food Company is now able to...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 29, 2019 | Inspirational, Love
On March 7, 2006 twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel celebrated their 16th birthdays by testing for and obtaining their Minnesota driver licenses. Although that sounds perfectly ordinary, the girls made history: They are conjoined twins, sharing one body with two heads....
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 26, 2019 | Thought provoking
My usual genre of audiobook is the thriller. Please: Conspiracy-based novels or true crime books need not apply. Give me a Michael Connelly book featuring LA Police Detective Harry Bosch or a Lee Child story about one-time military policeman Jack Reacher and leave me...