by Norma Thatcher | Dec 13, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I have always cried easily. I remember a sad story from a grade-school magazine. It was about a horse that died. I read the story and cried. Read it again and cried. Read it, well, you get the picture. I was so pathetic that my oldest sister finally grabbed the...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 10, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
I was wandering around the craft store looking for something simple to use as a backdrop to a plain crèche, but not knowing what that something was. It was a “I’ll know it when I see it” type of shopping errand. But then my eye caught sight of a sprig of bright blue...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 6, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual
Note: This post is based on my 2007 Christmas letter. The dream was one of those vivid ones, just before waking, that remains clear and memorable. I was sitting on a folding chair in a circle with about ten other people. The only other person I recognized was my...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 29, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Do you ever wonder about the people whose job it is to come up with names for new paint colors? In my mind, it’s a no-stress occupation. Definitely no cubicles. The people sit in comfy chairs and look at large screen monitors that display slide after slide of the most...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 26, 2016 | Christmas, Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
It’s seems as though we’re always waiting. We wait for something to Begin – Vacation starts the beginning of next month. End – My friend finishes up her chemo in two weeks. Start – Today is day one of a class that will help jumpstart a new career. Finish – Is that...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 12, 2016 | Inspirational, Spiritual
In the past year, I’ve been to two military funerals for family members. A military funeral service is steeped in ceremony. In this time of grief and uncertainty, there is something calming about the precision of the actions taking place before us. We may be anxious...
