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10 Life Lessons from the Queen

10 Life Lessons from the Queen

by MarianBeaman | Dec 9, 2020 | blog, Coming of Age, Gratitude, popular culture, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

As Groucho Marx once said, “Anyone can get old — all you have to do is to live long enough.     🙂   But living long enough is not enough, apparently. It’s a good idea to savor life, one well lived. This from an article published recently by Brian Kozlowksi...
Mennonite Daughter Offers Special Promo

Mennonite Daughter Offers Special Promo

by MarianBeaman | Dec 2, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Uncategorized

Books Make Great Gifts Here’s a Gift to Share!     Discover the charms of living in rural PA in the 1940s-60s Follow the author in her path toward forgiveness     American Link Canadian Link Amazon Universal Link   Thank ...
Sixteen Year Old Aunt Ruthie Writes about an Election

Sixteen Year Old Aunt Ruthie Writes about an Election

by MarianBeaman | Nov 18, 2020 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Quotations

“Where have you been hiding?” I asked myself as I discovered a tiny, green volume under three other, larger diaries. Over three years ago, my sisters and I cleared out our Aunt Ruthie’s house. They agreed to my placing her diaries and journals in my suitcase, flying...
Dr. Katherine Meets Mennonite Daughter

Dr. Katherine Meets Mennonite Daughter

by MarianBeaman | Nov 4, 2020 | blog, Coming of Age, Education, Quotations

Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes is Young Glamorous An accomplished author and speaker   Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes wants to live in a world where lattes are free, lines are short, and people are judged by what’s inside instead of outside. So do I! *** I met...
13-Year-Old Ian: Not Quite a Bar Mitzvah

13-Year-Old Ian: Not Quite a Bar Mitzvah

by MarianBeaman | Oct 7, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Reflection, Uncategorized

Ian Christopher Beaman Born in 2007 2 pounds, 5 ounces Now age 13 Strapping young man, full of vigor, praise God!   A precarious beginning, indeed Our fourth grandchild appeared unexpectedly in early October, on his mother’s birthday, not as anticipated in early...
Grandpa Sam’s 80th Birthday Party

Grandpa Sam’s 80th Birthday Party

by MarianBeaman | Sep 16, 2020 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia

Great Grandpa Sam, born in 1863, was honored with a party for his 80th birthday. My great grandfather Samuel Brinser Martin’s birthday party was even written up in the Middleton (Pennsylvania) newspaper. I don’t know whether my family was invited to the...
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