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Norma Thatcher, Author

Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.

 

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Stopping For Ice Cream

Stopping For Ice Cream

What started as a family tradition with my two young children and me morphed into an ongoing inside joke between my grown daughter and me. And now you’ll be in on it! When Laura and Tim were young, we would stop for ice cream (or Slurpees) after...

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Choosing To Make The Call

Choosing To Make The Call

I am not a police officer. And I know that. I am not a child protective services worker. And I know that. I am not a psychologist, a social worker, or a court-appointed child advocate. And I know that. What I am is a good mother who recognizes when...

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The Luminosity of Friendship

The Luminosity of Friendship

One of the many issues I studied while we were building our own house was that of interior lighting; how will the home be illuminated at the dimming...

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Hook, Line, and Stinker

Hook, Line, and Stinker

If you go online at all, I’m sure you’ve seen the hooks to get you to click on a story. You know…hooks like these: See for yourself why...

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Life Changes In A Hurry

Life Changes In A Hurry

My friend Marlene came back from running errands yesterday to find her husband unresponsive in their front hall. As a nurse she was able to...

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The Hostess With the Mostess

The Hostess With the Mostess

An episode of the old sitcom All in the Family had Edith very nervous about her role as hostess of a Tupperware party. She fretted about the...

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Give Me Time to Adjust, OK?

Give Me Time to Adjust, OK?

Tomorrow is September 1st. Although we’re back to rather warm weather right now in northern Virginia, fall is not far behind. If you don’t believe...

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Thoughts on Prayers

Thoughts on Prayers

During my final year of commuting to work, I passed by the same young teen waiting for his school bus. He was a lone soul at that bus stop. The...

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Say It Again, Sam

Say It Again, Sam

I received my weekly report card from Grammarly yesterday. If you don’t already know, Grammarly is (according to their own website) “an online...

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