by Norma Thatcher | Feb 26, 2019 | Family, Inspirational, Thought provoking
The television show featured a young woman having an argument with her dad. The father was urging her to write down some important information. Her reply was something like this, “My generation doesn’t write stuff down. By posting photos and videos, we SHOW what we’re...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 24, 2019 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
The public speaking homework I had assigned my leadership students ended up being more difficult than it sounded. From a list of sixty characteristics of an effective leader, each student was to choose just three and in a class presentation, convince the rest of us...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 16, 2019 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
My friend Pat and I talk about downsizing material goods and “getting rid of stuff” nearly every time we’re together. Pat says she tries to follow Marie Kondo’s advice to keep only the items that spark joy. But, she adds, there’s a whole bunch of joy-sparking going on...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 9, 2019 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
God does work in mysterious ways, and many people believe that the phrase is from the Bible. But it is not. Rather, it’s a paraphrase from the poem Light Shining Out of Darkness by William Cowper. In 1773 he wrote, “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 26, 2019 | Thought provoking
My usual genre of audiobook is the thriller. Please: Conspiracy-based novels or true crime books need not apply. Give me a Michael Connelly book featuring LA Police Detective Harry Bosch or a Lee Child story about one-time military policeman Jack Reacher and leave me...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 5, 2019 | Humor, Thought provoking
Money. I think about it more than I intend to. It’s not that I worry about having enough money to live another 30 years in relative comfort. I’m not obsessed about money like Scrooge McDuck. Living within my means, I don’t try to keep up with anyone. Let’s face it:...
