by Norma Thatcher | Dec 19, 2017 | Christmas, Love, Spiritual
About half a dozen years before my mother-in-law Rosalie died, I interviewed her to preserve her life story not just for those of us in this generation who loved her, but also for the future ones who would never have the opportunity to be part of her life. One of my...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 14, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
I experienced a captivating moment today. I stood in my backyard while Riley was sleuthing for chipmunks. As I lifted my face to the sun, the wind chose that moment to gust slightly. Leaves from seemingly every tree were released. They swirled around and around as...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 21, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
When my husband and I were newlyweds, we both worked in Washington, DC. My office was on the way to my husband’s, so we took the subway together, he’d walk me to my building, then go on his way. The process was reversed at close of day. My husband has always possessed...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 17, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
The first bear was created not to mark a memory but rather in joyous anticipation of a baby. Always the thoughtful one, seamstress extraordinaire Nancy Caldwell made custom crib sheets and a teddy bear in matching print as a gift for a friend who was adopting a baby....
by Norma Thatcher | Sep 23, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
My Aunt Winona says that my parents chose her as my baptismal sponsor and my mother let her choose my name. Lynne Elizabeth is the name she came up with, Elizabeth being my paternal grandmother’s first name. At my baptism when the minister asked, “What name is given...
by Norma Thatcher | Sep 12, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
Some people will say the story is based on a string of lovely coincidences. Others might say it’s proof there’s a little magic left in the world. Personally, this strengthens my belief that the Holy Spirit works in ways we cannot begin to understand. This Thursday,...
