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Who’s in the Mirror?

Who’s in the Mirror?

by MarianBeaman | Jun 23, 2021 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

When you pass a mirror, do you deliberately walk on by, or do you make a point to look into it? The Evil Queen in the tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” stared with vengeful intent into a mirror and chanted, “Mirror, mirror on the wall/Who is the fairest of them...
7 Lessons Learned from the 2020-2021 Pandemic

7 Lessons Learned from the 2020-2021 Pandemic

by MarianBeaman | Mar 31, 2021 | blog, Education, Gratitude, meditation, Neighborhood / Environment, Tips, Uncategorized

7 Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Pandemic     1. Family Matters More Than We Realized        Need I say more?   2. We have Unleashed a Revolution in Medicine “One of the biggest lessons we’ve learned from COVID is that the scientific...
Mennonite Man Crafts a Valentine Menu

Mennonite Man Crafts a Valentine Menu

by MarianBeaman | Feb 10, 2021 | blog, book review, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Recipes, Uncategorized

Mennonite Man, Willard Roth, reared on Iowa farmland, has a long career as             Journalist             Author             Church leader             World traveler . . . and always a Cook and Entertainer   Mennonite Men Can Cook Too (2015) is a compilation...
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...
School Opens: Aunt Ruthie’s Diary Speaks

School Opens: Aunt Ruthie’s Diary Speaks

by MarianBeaman | Sep 2, 2020 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia

At Rheems Elementary School in Pennsylvania, classes began right after Labor Day, just like clockwork. My aunt was my teacher in the first four grades, the charms and challenges of which I describe in my memoir.   Miss Longenecker, aka my Aunt Ruthie, taught...
Guess Who’s Turning 80 in July!

Guess Who’s Turning 80 in July!

by MarianBeaman | Jul 22, 2020 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Memory, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized

It’s not me . . . at least not yet (Gotcha going there, didn’t I!)   Not long ago, Peggy Wheatcroft turned 80, and she did something amazing to mark the milestone. Rather than receive presents, she gave one, a gigantic one! Her gift(s) became a birthday...
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