by MarianBeaman | May 16, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, neighborhood, Uncategorized
The Scenario Begins “Hi, Marian, this is Kenny, do you know where your brother Mark is?” Our cousin Kenny, who lives in an apartment close by Mark’s in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania had called me in Florida late Sunday morning. “No, I guess he’s in church. He always...
by MarianBeaman | May 2, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Because of the unexpected needs of a family member, I will set aside regular weekly posts for awhile. Also, I may not be responding to your blogs as often. Sometime this month I will post a Mother’s Day tribute. You are welcome to contact me via a private...
by MarianBeaman | Apr 25, 2018 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Memory, Quotations
Like the magnolias, petunias and daisies that bloom in Florida this time of year Shakespeare’s birthday pops up in my head, an annual occurrence, probably a carryover from teaching Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. Like rosemary for remembrance, the date April 23 never...
by MarianBeaman | Apr 11, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia
Can you identify the season? Or the decade? What is the mother saying? What is her daughter thinking? Do you have family photos with 3-4 generations? If so, what was the setting (time or place) for the picture?...
by MarianBeaman | Apr 4, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations
Last year when we were sorting through piles of paper in Grandma and Aunt Ruthie’s attic, I found this: just one leaf from a tablet my Grandma Longenecker began as a diary. She may have intended to add more. Grandma’s Diary: the unedited transcription:...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 28, 2018 | blog, Easter, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Quotations, Uncategorized
A prophet and a poet deliver an Easter message for 2018. This message is for you if you have ever felt depressed ecstatic or any emotion in between. Story of Jonah Traditionally, the story of Jonah begins with the prophet trying to escape his...
