by Norma Thatcher | May 31, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I’m convinced there are many astounding views of life we miss seeing simply because we’re not paying enough attention. Case in point: Stop and watch this 26-second video I shot at the park last week so that the rest of this post will make sense. (But come right back...
by Norma Thatcher | May 23, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual
Ordinary, run-of-the-mill griping. We’re all guilty of it. We complain about the cold temperatures of winter, yet when the first humid day of summer hits, we whine about how humidity sucks the life from us. Or at the least, turns our hair frizzy. We know our land...
by Norma Thatcher | May 2, 2021 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Thought provoking
Have you ever given much thought to how important your hands are? Last week I taught a class on the effective impact that body language has on a successful presentation. One aspect that novice speakers seem to have the most difficulty in managing is their hands. Those...
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 6, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual
Dear Readers, today’s post is a Lenten reflection video I recorded for my church, St. James’ Episcopal, Warrenton, VA. If instead of reading this post you prefer to watch the video, you can do so here. If you would rather read it, the text is below. Father...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 21, 2021 | Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
This story has waited for three years. God’s time says today is the day to tell it. During the Christmas season of 2017, my cousin Beth emailed me with thanks. She began, “Thank you for empowering me to speak.” Beth had attended a Christmas gathering of an interfaith...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 14, 2021 | Humor, Inspirational
My friend Ken shared this story of his five-year-old great-niece Eloise: The occasion was the funeral of Ken’s elderly mother (Eloise’s great-grandmother). As the family made their way to the front of the church, there was a bit of concern as to how Eloise would react...
