by Norma Thatcher | Apr 15, 2017 | Inspirational, Love, Prayers, Spiritual, Thought provoking
To Christians around the world, Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday is the most sacred eight-day period of the year. It’s called Holy Week and during it we recall Jesus’ final week in Jerusalem. Late Thursday night after Jesus and his disciples had their last supper,...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 11, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Leadership, Public speaking, Thought provoking
I had a student once who didn’t like to do the assigned “prepare a three minute presentation” homework. His philosophy was that he was already pretty good at public speaking, and he felt that he was a better speaker when he just stood up, opened his mouth, and started...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 8, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
An article in Real Simple magazine of March 2014 told the story of four women who are legally blind. The story’s focus was two-fold: 1) the difficulty of being a mom when you’re without sight 2) the tremendous benefits of being part of a support group The article...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 4, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking
“As in water, face reflects face, so a person’s heart reveals the person.” Proverbs 28:19. One of my students experienced an epiphany last week; he realized he had been subverting his true personality since day one of public speaking class. For six separate classes,...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 1, 2017 | Healthy Living, Humor, Thought provoking
The booklet is copyrighted 1913 by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. How to Live Long was written for the insurance company by Irving Fisher. Unless you’re an economist, you likely have never heard of the guy. Some say he was the first “celebrity” economist....