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7 Ways to Stay Young: Nuns Reveal Their Secrets

7 Ways to Stay Young: Nuns Reveal Their Secrets

by MarianBeaman | Dec 7, 2016 | blog, book review, Education, Gratitude, Quotations, Tips

Whoopi Goldberg is no nun, but she played one in Sister Act, where she befriended three other nuns all named Mary and made the convent’s choir into a rollicking, soulful act. Dr. David Snowdon obviously is no nun either. He’s not even a monk. But he is an...
Louisa Adams’ Moving Adventure

Louisa Adams’ Moving Adventure

by MarianBeaman | Jul 20, 2016 | blog, book review, Education, Literature, Uncategorized

Remember the Beverly Hillbillies? The Clampetts strike oil in the Ozarks and move to Beverly Hills in a rags-to-riches sitcom of the 1960s.   Of an entirely different era and social class, diarist Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of the 6th American President, John...
A Rollicking Review: Marie Kondo’s Tidy Book and a Messy View

A Rollicking Review: Marie Kondo’s Tidy Book and a Messy View

by MarianBeaman | Jun 15, 2016 | blog, book review, Education, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

In last week’s post Paring Down and Tidying Up, I referred to Marie Kondo’s New York Times best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up. Her book has sold over 5 million copies and is being translated into 40 languages.  I promised you a review...
A Lunchables and An Invisible Thread

A Lunchables and An Invisible Thread

by MarianBeaman | Aug 26, 2015 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Conflict, Education, Literature, Recipes, Uncategorized

I bought this portable meal, a Lunchables, to give to a homeless person. So why is it still sitting in my refrigerator? Last week I planned to give this lunch to the next person I saw holding a “Hungry & Homeless – Will you Help?” sign as I waited in my car for...
Going Male: Amish Romance Novels

Going Male: Amish Romance Novels

by MarianBeaman | Jun 17, 2015 | Amish, Amish fiction, blog, book review, Conflict, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Uncategorized

Cool Amish guys have replaced the dreamy looking girl with a huge covering and plain dress popular on the cover of some Amish romance novels. The images have done a flip. Now the young Amish-man with suspenders and broadfall pants and straw hat takes center stage....

Purple Passages: Secrets of Grimke House, Charleston

by MarianBeaman | May 27, 2015 | blog, book review, Conflict, Education, Literature, Quilt, Quotations, Reflection, Travel, Uncategorized

“Heidi, would you mind stopping by 329 East Bay Street before we leave town?” We were on our way out of Charleston during our recent road trip, and my niece Heidi graciously agreed to stop her SUV long enough for me to catch a snapshot of the Grimké House...
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