by Norma Thatcher | Nov 27, 2018 | Christmas, Inspirational
Last year my step-daughter Melissa said she had a surprise for me. She prefaced its unveiling by announcing, “You’re either going to be really mad at me or really happy.” When she opened her car’s back door, I saw two boxes I’d been missing for over a dozen years. In...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 26, 2017 | Christmas, Inspirational, Public speaking
The day after Thanksgiving I make a 45 minute drive to Loweland Farm in Middleburg, Virginia, to purchase my Christmas tree. They are open for tree sales exactly seven days (Thanksgiving Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the first two weekends in December). A...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 23, 2017 | Christmas, Spiritual
Note: Today’s post is based on my 2017 Christmas letter. So if you’re on my card list, you’ll be reading something that feels familiar! Author and speaker Michael Hyatt is adamant in his advice to exceed client/customer expectations. We must do...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 19, 2017 | Christmas, Love, Spiritual
About half a dozen years before my mother-in-law Rosalie died, I interviewed her to preserve her life story not just for those of us in this generation who loved her, but also for the future ones who would never have the opportunity to be part of her life. One of my...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 16, 2017 | Christmas, Inspirational, Thought provoking
Being a little obsessive, it bothers me when Christmas cards, decorations, and plays depict the Wise Men showing up at the manger in Bethlehem the night Mary gave birth. The Bible tells us that the Magi were from “the east” (scholars disagree about whether this means...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 12, 2017 | Christmas, Family, Home, Inspirational, Spiritual
My sister Bev shared that as her whole family sat around their Thanksgiving table, someone asked, “What are we doing for Christmas?” Bev’s grown son (who himself has adult children) looked as though someone had just made an inappropriate remark. “Why, we’re coming...
