by Norma Thatcher | Nov 17, 2018 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
The big mystery was finally solved in 2013. But unless you’re into science articles, you may have missed it. There is a section of Death Valley National Park in California called Racetrack Playa. (Note: A playa is a dry lake bed.) For over fifty years, park visitors...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 13, 2018 | Family, Inspirational, Thought provoking
The #1 marker of a superb speaker is not in the eloquence presented. It’s not how smart she sounds or the effective body language he displays. It’s not in how many times she makes us laugh. Nope. In my opinion, the #1 marker is how effectively the speaker can get you...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 6, 2018 | Humor, Inspirational, Thought provoking
There’s a label people attempt to stick on me, and I don’t like it one bit. Elderly. It seems that anyone aged 65+ is elderly. The US Census Bureau, Medicare, and the Canadian government use age 65 as the qualifier for “elderly.” Just today I got my flu shot at...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 3, 2018 | Inspirational, Love
Taken out of context, the 16th verse of the book of Ruth is often used as a scripture reading at weddings. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. — Ruth 1:16 NLT But surprise!...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 27, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Last night I gave a presentation on Viktor Frankl, and I thought to myself: I need to write about this! The issue is that I already wrote about it two years ago in my September 2016 post called Searching. This message is one we need to hear more than once, plus I have...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 20, 2018 | Family, Inspirational, Spiritual
Today is the tenth anniversary of my son Tim’s death at the age of 22. I’m sharing that with you because ten years is a milestone. It’s a time of reflection, a time to look back over a decade to see what I’ve learned that might help someone else. I spent last Saturday...
