by Norma Thatcher | Aug 12, 2017 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
“If who you are is what you do, then when you don’t, you aren’t.” I’ve failed at finding the author of this quote. For years I believed it was the late Wayne Dyer, but short of rereading all of his books, I have not been able to substantiate that. Regardless, it’s a...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 5, 2017 | Family, Home, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
If you’ve ever attended Sunday School or Christian education, you likely have heard the Parable of the Prodigal Son. The younger son of a wealthy man wanted to live an adventurous life. So he asked his father for his share of what would be his inheritance when his...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 29, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
Mindfulness is an essential part of living a benevolent life full of caring and the fulfillment it brings. As part of my recent training to be a hospital volunteer, I had the opportunity to attend their two day orientation. One entire day was spent on the culture of...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 25, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Thought provoking
Remember one of the famous lines from the 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life: “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” Well, at our local hospital, every time a baby makes his/her way into the world, the hospital plays the first stanza of Brahms’ Lullaby...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 22, 2017 | Family, Humor, Inspirational, Leadership, Thought provoking
I have a low latent inhibition level. It sounds a lot sexier than what it actually means. But I’m happy to have learned that I have it, so no need to send me a get well card. And thank the Lord there is NO cure for it. The July/August issue of Discover magazine from...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 4, 2017 | Family, Love, Recipe
Each summer when my children were growing up, we took extended family vacations to Nags Head, NC. Babies, toddlers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles…whoever could make it showed up. As my children became teens, my grandsons joined the mix. Restaurant meals for...
