by Norma Thatcher | Jan 9, 2022 | Love, Thought provoking
The tradition began when my first grandson was between two and three and could understand language. I would ask, “How much does Grammy love you?” His eyes would light up as I held up one hand and measure about an inch between my thumb and index finger. “This much?” I...
by Norma Thatcher | Dec 12, 2021 | Healthy Living, Interesting information, Thought provoking
My friend Betsy had a long-ago dog (named “Dog”) who had one mortal enemy: cows. I guess I should have termed that “bovine enemy” to stay within the confines of correctness. Dog would bark from the car at every single cow they passed in the fields of rural...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 7, 2021 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
Fictional homicide detective Harry Bosch has a poster on his cubicle wall that says this: Get off your ass and go knock on doors. Perhaps I should have cleaned that up and said rear. Or butt. Or keister. (But then my weird memory recollected that President Ronald...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 31, 2021 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has told me, “I’m just not creative.” (I used to charge only a nickel, but with inflation…) Having new and creative ideas excites me! Are all my ideas genius ones? Of course not. Have I followed up on every single one?...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 10, 2021 | Inspirational, Interesting information, Thought provoking
Father Ben once shared the story of parents who had a special request for their baby’s baptism. The couple once traveled to the Holy Land and had brought back a vial of water from the River Jordan. They wanted that small vessel of water mixed in with the font of...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 29, 2021 | Thought provoking
I am not a police officer. And I know that. I am not a child protective services worker. And I know that. I am not a psychologist, a social worker, or a court-appointed child advocate. And I know that. What I am is a good mother who recognizes when a child is being...
