by Norma Thatcher | Feb 11, 2017 | Family, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual, Thought provoking
When my parents died, some old paperwork was handed down to me. Among the papers was a love letter that had been written to my maternal grandmother Vera on October 12, 1913, when she was 25. That’s the year my grandparents were married. But the letter was from a...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 7, 2017 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking, Words
A cross-country train trip in September 2014 provided me an opportunity to catch up on my reading. As usual, when I found something particularly interesting, I jotted it down in a notebook. Author/Speaker/Mentor Michael Hyatt had written a post around 2012 (I told you...
by Norma Thatcher | Feb 4, 2017 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
This is the time of year I call the bleak midwinter. All the lights and brightness of Christmas are packed up and stored away. Outside, the trees stand tall and bare, swaying in the wind. The flowering shrubs are stark naked. Bulbs will wait another month before...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 28, 2017 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
Some football fans believe that Johnny Unitas (1933-2002) was the best quarterback ever. The 1979 Hall of Fame player was often referred to as “the Man with the Golden Arm.” Wonder why? He set a record that stood for over fifty years: He threw at least one touchdown...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 24, 2017 | Home, Humor, Thought provoking
My November 1 post talked about Fallingwater, the architectural masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright, and the fact that his most famous creation does not have one of his red signature tiles. See below for a reminder: Most Frank Lloyd Wright homes include his signature on...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 21, 2017 | Family, Humor, Inspirational, Thought provoking
I’m not usually prone to impulse buying. But a few days ago I was at my local Harris Teeter grocery store. I was in the pet food aisle since my dog Riley had added dog bones to my shopping list. As I passed the dog toys, I did a double-take, thinking, “Wow, that toy...
