by Norma Thatcher | Dec 17, 2016 | Christmas, Inspirational, Spiritual
There was a special event I enjoyed during the years my children played in the orchestra while in middle school. Each year the Christmas music program finale was Silent Night sung by the school choir. They sang the first verse standing perfectly still. Then they sang...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 13, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I have always cried easily. I remember a sad story from a grade-school magazine. It was about a horse that died. I read the story and cried. Read it again and cried. Read it, well, you get the picture. I was so pathetic that my oldest sister finally grabbed the...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 10, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I was wandering around the craft store looking for something simple to use as a backdrop to a plain crèche, but not knowing what that something was. It was a “I’ll know it when I see it” type of shopping errand. But then my eye caught sight of a sprig of bright blue...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 6, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual
Note: This post is based on my 2007 Christmas letter. The dream was one of those vivid ones, just before waking, that remains clear and memorable. I was sitting on a folding chair in a circle with about ten other people. The only other person I recognized was my...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 3, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Home, Humor, Inspirational
Note: This post is based on my 2011 Christmas letter The tree in the magazine was quite glamorous. Without any lights at all, it was decked out with peacock feathers and large shiny balls in deep blues, purples, and golds that matched the feathers’ colors. The...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 29, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Do you ever wonder about the people whose job it is to come up with names for new paint colors? In my mind, it’s a no-stress occupation. Definitely no cubicles. The people sit in comfy chairs and look at large screen monitors that display slide after slide of the most...
