by Norma Thatcher | Jan 6, 2018 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
My two favorite gifts this Christmas were books from my daughter. A Shutterfly photobook of my daughter’s and son-in-law’s wedding was a labor of love and time. Without words, it is a beautiful compilation of the highlights of one of the happiest days in my life. ...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 30, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Thought provoking
Sometimes when I laugh softly, I hear my daughter’s voice. It’s not in the knee-slapping-tear-producing-stop-it-you’re embarrassing-yourself” loud guffaw that cannot be held in check. Nope, that laugh is all my own. No, it’s only in the small soft laugh that happens...
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...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 5, 2017 | Christmas, Family, Spiritual
Even if you don’t have small children in your life, you’ve got to read (or perhaps re-read) Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. This is the story of the six Herdman children who cause trouble as the main actors in the upcoming Christmas pageant. The...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 14, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
I experienced a captivating moment today. I stood in my backyard while Riley was sleuthing for chipmunks. As I lifted my face to the sun, the wind chose that moment to gust slightly. Leaves from seemingly every tree were released. They swirled around and around as...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 21, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
When my husband and I were newlyweds, we both worked in Washington, DC. My office was on the way to my husband’s, so we took the subway together, he’d walk me to my building, then go on his way. The process was reversed at close of day. My husband has always possessed...
