by Norma Thatcher | Jan 10, 2020 | Inspirational, Love, Spiritual
Life lessons appear around us each day if we can just remember to be attentive. I certainly wasn’t expecting to find one at a celebration of life ceremony for the son of a friend. I guess because it was unexpected that I felt (and still feel) a tremendous sense of awe...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 3, 2020 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Uncategorized
Someone at a party on New Year’s Day mentioned she was vaguely aware of my blog. It turns out a mutual friend had forwarded her several of my posts over the last few years. “How do you figure out what to write about?” she inquired. My standard answer is that typically...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 29, 2019 | Christmas, Love, Spiritual
This entire day I have been thinking about people I personally know who are suffering in some way. My heart is full of loving compassion for them. If you are one of those people, you will know that this is written for you tonight. Thanksgiving was not happy for these...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 25, 2019 | Family, Inspirational, Spiritual
A child dying before a parent is something that no mom or dad should ever face. Whether that child is six months, six years, or fifty-six years, the agonizing heartbreak is the same. My nephew Greg died recently. He was born when I was fifteen. I left home at...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 25, 2019 | Inspirational, Prayers, Spiritual
During my final year of commuting to work, I passed by the same young teen waiting for his school bus. He was a lone soul at that bus stop. The thought that I should pray for him popped into my head one day. So I did, calling him Bus Stop Boy in my mind since I didn’t...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 6, 2019 | Inspirational, Spiritual
Isn’t deep conversation with a friend fulfilling? It nurtures the soul. It leads to stimulating thoughts. It can help us understand others better. In talking with my friend Jen today, I learned she grew up in an Army family. They moved every single year until she was...
