by Norma Thatcher | Jul 4, 2017 | Family, Love, Recipe
Each summer when my children were growing up, we took extended family vacations to Nags Head, NC. Babies, toddlers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles…whoever could make it showed up. As my children became teens, my grandsons joined the mix. Restaurant meals for...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 1, 2017 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
A recent study noted that if you do one physical activity (such as taking a walk), you are more likely to execute additional positive actions that are good for your health throughout the day. My guess is that this same reaction occurs for “thinking” activities. If we...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 27, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
There’s a category of greeting cards called “thinking of you.” The printed sentiments are in the range of “though many miles separate us, you’re in my thoughts.” If you’re like me, you may have noticed that you might think of a friend or family member and wonder how...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 20, 2017 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Leadership, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I have a talent for seeing connections. I’ll hear or read something and come up with a way that idea could work for another subject also. Or I might tweak it a bit to have it serve another purpose. I had borrowed a library audio book called Uninvited: Living Loved...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 13, 2017 | Christmas, Family, Home, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
The magazine article was called Memory Keepers. It was the story of five women who preserved each of their individual family’s history by varying means. The photographer decided she wanted to capture ordinary growing up moments of her three boys. So she took photos...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 3, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I don’t know if it was purposely done or not, but I adored the theme it created. The PBS Memorial Day live broadcast from Washington, DC, this year showcased three songs that generated the visualization of being lifted up. You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains...
