by Norma Thatcher | Apr 17, 2022 | Inspirational, Spiritual
The advice on social media was clear: “Let your garden sleep in. Wait to tidy up your garden for spring until we have a week of temps in the 50s or above. This year’s pollinators are still sleeping in your plant stems and leaves until then.” Thinking that by mid-April...
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 6, 2022 | Spiritual
A heart-warming incident occurred at our recent Ash Wednesday service. Everyone had already come forward for the imposition of ashes, and our priest had settled the container back on the table. Silently, a little girl walked up the aisle and stood patiently. It was as...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 20, 2022 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Although the audiobook City of the Sun is from 2008, I just came across it recently. The main character, Frank Behr, is a private detective who retired from his career as a police officer. He gets pulled into a case by the parents of a missing 12-year-old boy, Jamie...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 29, 2022 | Interesting information, Spiritual
Psalm 23 is one of the most common funeral readings in America. And no wonder. Its soothing visions of green pastures and still waters, of a banquet table prepared for us, of our cups being so filled that they overflow, well, these are comforting thoughts and images...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 29, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual
The old house had stood abandoned for far longer than when I first encountered it thirty-five years ago. The windows, boarded up tightly against the elements, caused the house to appear sightless. Then last week I saw as I drove by it that something appeared to be...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 20, 2021 | Inspirational, Spiritual
When I awoke this morning, the word “chains” was on my brain. I tried to recall what dreams I might have had which would have produced that effect, but nothing came to me. But all day, my thoughts kept returning to why chains would be important. Don’t bother Googling...
