by Norma Thatcher | Feb 14, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
The investigation later determined the cause of the fire had been a pan full of grease sitting on a stove burner that had accidentally been left turned on in a first floor apartment. I had gone to bed a few hours before the windows exploded. My first husband Bill, a...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 11, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
When my parents died, some old paperwork was handed down to me. Among the papers was a love letter that had been written to my maternal grandmother Vera on October 12, 1913, when she was 25. That’s the year my grandparents were married. But the letter was from a...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 4, 2017 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
This is the time of year I call the bleak midwinter. All the lights and brightness of Christmas are packed up and stored away. Outside, the trees stand tall and bare, swaying in the wind. The flowering shrubs are stark naked. Bulbs will wait another month before...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 31, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Spiritual
A friend and his wife retired from full-time day jobs, and his wife now breeds dogs. My friend helps…primarily by playing with and falling in love with all the puppies. He seemed surprised at an observation I made of him today. “Do you realize that every time you talk...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 28, 2017 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
Some football fans believe that Johnny Unitas (1933-2002) was the best quarterback ever. The 1979 Hall of Fame player was often referred to as “the Man with the Golden Arm.” Wonder why? He set a record that stood for over fifty years: He threw at least one touchdown...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 21, 2017 | Family, Humor, Inspirational, Thought provoking
I’m not usually prone to impulse buying. But a few days ago I was at my local Harris Teeter grocery store. I was in the pet food aisle since my dog Riley had added dog bones to my shopping list. As I passed the dog toys, I did a double-take, thinking, “Wow, that toy...
