by Norma Thatcher | Jun 27, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
There’s a category of greeting cards called “thinking of you.” The printed sentiments are in the range of “though many miles separate us, you’re in my thoughts.” If you’re like me, you may have noticed that you might think of a friend or family member and wonder how...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 24, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Leadership, Thought provoking
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) was created when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Navy Women’s Reserve Act into law in July 1942. A woman serving in the military is familiar to us now. But in the 1940s it was not. When I asked my Aunt...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 13, 2017 | Christmas, Family, Home, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
The magazine article was called Memory Keepers. It was the story of five women who preserved each of their individual family’s history by varying means. The photographer decided she wanted to capture ordinary growing up moments of her three boys. So she took photos...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 6, 2017 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
It felt as if the volunteer for the American Cancer Society had thrown a glass of cold water in my face. In reality, she had simply spoken a truth that I needed to hear. When she learned that next year is my thirty-year anniversary for recovery from malignant melanoma...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 3, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I don’t know if it was purposely done or not, but I adored the theme it created. The PBS Memorial Day live broadcast from Washington, DC, this year showcased three songs that generated the visualization of being lifted up. You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains...
by Norma Thatcher | May 23, 2017 | Family, Humor
An article on Parenting.com says parents pay about $12,000 relating to a baby’s first year of life. And a January 2017 article on US News and World Report cites a Department of Agriculture study that says middle income parents cough up about $233K for the first...