by MarianBeaman | Mar 8, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Romance, Uncategorized
Pre-Order My Checkered Life: A Marriage Memoir HERE Thank...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 1, 2023 | blog, Education, Lists, popular culture, Quotations, Uncategorized
Do you ever nap? Do you take a morning or afternoon snooze? I can easily summon an image of Grandma Fannie Longenecker flopping down in a lounge chair with her feet elevated usually after her noon meal. When her feet, laced up in black heels had a...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 22, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, Nostalgia, popular culture, Reflection, Romance, Uncategorized
Guess who is celebrating a 10th blogiversary this month? Two bloggers I happily follow have bragging rights to 10-years’ blogging. They are faithful commenters on my blog too. Drum roll please for. . . Marie Washington who blogs about writing and life at El...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 14, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, Reflection, Uncategorized
Colleen and I are longtime friends. Really long time. We met in March 1969 at a church here in Jacksonville, Florida. My friend Collie is a quilt-maker, who obviously likes bright colors. Her specialty is touch quilts with textures both calming and vibrant. ...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 8, 2023 | blog, book review, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized
My press-proof copy of My Checkered Life arrived January 31, 2023. It was thrilling to open the package. I found some errors in the press proof, so I submitted a revised version. If all proceeds as I hope, my print book will be available end of...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 1, 2023 | blog, Coming of Age, Conflict, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Folk Songs of the South, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Once upon a time, I attended Rheems School, a two-room school with a bell on top, accommodating eight grades of students. It was a charming little school set in the middle of the quaint village of Rheems, Pennsylvania, in mid-twentieth century. My aunt,...
by MarianBeaman | Jan 25, 2023 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, popular culture, Uncategorized
by MarianBeaman | Jan 18, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Lists, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, popular culture, Quotations, Tips, Travel
At Christmas, I got a special gift from my sister Jean: Mennotea, a present guaranteed to warm my heart and recall my Mennonite childhood. Grandma Longenecker’s mint tea in china cups and Mother’s gallon jugs of summertime tea instantly came to mind....
by MarianBeaman | Jan 11, 2023 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, popular culture, Uncategorized
Did you notice? Even before 2023 rolled around, ads for weight loss appeared on TV. Many made resolutions for the new year even before the ball dropped in Times Square. Maybe you did too. New Year’s resolutions are certainly not a new thing. Even in the early 1900s,...
by MarianBeaman | Jan 4, 2023 | blog, Mennonite History, Quotations, Southern lady friends, Tips, Uncategorized
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! In December 2022, I recorded a podcast with interviewer Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, author, speaker, podcaster, and much more, including serving as an elementary school principal and publishing devotionals for women. She also has coordinated...
