by Norma Thatcher | Sep 13, 2019 | Inspirational
My friend Marlene came back from running errands yesterday to find her husband unresponsive in their front hall. As a nurse she was able to administer CPR, but neither she nor the paramedics were able to save his life. Stunned beyond measure, she wanted to let her...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 31, 2019 | Inspirational, Interesting information
Tomorrow is September 1st. Although we’re back to rather warm weather right now in northern Virginia, fall is not far behind. If you don’t believe me, just pop in to any store and you’ll find sugary-to-a-fault candy corn, costumes scary enough to make grown men wet...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 25, 2019 | Inspirational, Prayers, Spiritual
During my final year of commuting to work, I passed by the same young teen waiting for his school bus. He was a lone soul at that bus stop. The thought that I should pray for him popped into my head one day. So I did, calling him Bus Stop Boy in my mind since I didn’t...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 18, 2019 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Leadership, Thought provoking
Legendary Stanford professor Tina Seelig posed the following assignment to teams of students in one of her classes: How profitably can a team run a (very) short-term business with $5 in seed money? The team could spend as much time as they wanted in the planning...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 6, 2019 | Inspirational, Spiritual
Isn’t deep conversation with a friend fulfilling? It nurtures the soul. It leads to stimulating thoughts. It can help us understand others better. In talking with my friend Jen today, I learned she grew up in an Army family. They moved every single year until she was...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 27, 2019 | Inspirational, Interesting information
Little House on the Prairie premiered on television as a pilot in March 1974. It was picked up as a series by NBC later that fall and was a successful show for nine seasons. According to the website LittleHouseOnThePrairie.com, the show has been on television for more...
