by Norma Thatcher | Nov 29, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual
The old house had stood abandoned for far longer than when I first encountered it thirty-five years ago. The windows, boarded up tightly against the elements, caused the house to appear sightless. Then last week I saw as I drove by it that something appeared to be...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 20, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual
When I awoke this morning, the word “chains” was on my brain. I tried to recall what dreams I might have had which would have produced that effect, but nothing came to me. But all day, my thoughts kept returning to why chains would be important. Don’t bother Googling...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 7, 2021 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
Fictional homicide detective Harry Bosch has a poster on his cubicle wall that says this: Get off your ass and go knock on doors. Perhaps I should have cleaned that up and said rear. Or butt. Or keister. (But then my weird memory recollected that President Ronald...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 17, 2021 | Inspirational, Interesting information
William Shakespeare had an alternate way of saying it: “Play out the play.” In “Henry the IV” Bardolph and Falstaff are interrupted by the Sheriff and his officers who have come to search the house. Falstaff admonishes Bardolph to wait, to go on with their plans....
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 10, 2021 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Thought provoking
Father Ben once shared the story of parents who had a special request for their baby’s baptism. The couple once traveled to the Holy Land and had brought back a vial of water from the River Jordan. They wanted that small vessel of water mixed in with the font of...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 22, 2021 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
People are amazed that Grace, my beagle, rarely barks. Beagles are infamous for being loud and constant barkers. In fact, when I Googled the subject, here are the most often asked questions on the topic: Do beagles bark more than other dogs? Do beagles ever stop...
