by Norma Thatcher | Apr 4, 2018 | Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
At a recent Jimmy Fortune concert (Fortune was one of the Statler Brothers), my husband was enthralled with the old song The Far Side Banks of Jordan. I wasn’t familiar with it, but then my husband is more of a gospel music fan than I am. When he talked about the song...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 1, 2018 | Family, Healthy Living, Thought provoking
Until a life insurance newsletter asked me, “Do you have a digital estate plan?” I hadn’t given any thought to the concept. But everyone reading this has a computer, tablet, or smart phone (and perhaps all three), so guess what? We have digital records. A digital...
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...
