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 | Aug 1, 2017 | Inspirational, Leadership, Public speaking, Spiritual
At physical therapy today, in the silence of the room where my therapist was quietly massaging my shoulder, I could hear another therapist cheering on an elderly woman in the main exercise area. “You can do it!” That’s right. Stand up straight. Look at...
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 18, 2017 | Inspirational, Leadership, Spiritual, Thought provoking, Words
You don’t hear it used much in this context any longer, but feeling cross means being cranky, grumpy, or grouchy. It implies a general feeling of annoyance. One source cites it as being used mainly with children. Another source says it’s British English, as in, “You...
