by MarianBeaman | Aug 5, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Nostalgia, Romance, Uncategorized
How is a married couple like a herd of African wildebeests and zebras? Herds of African wildebeests and zebras migrate together because their strengths compensate for their weaknesses, making them more compatible and less vulnerable to attack....
by MarianBeaman | May 27, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Uncategorized
What happens after a festive book launch and a fruitful book tour? Mennonite Daughter is still peddling. The Story of a Plain Girl is still logging “book-mobile” miles. But now she has a book trailer! A book trailer helps build hype for your book. It interjects...
by MarianBeaman | May 20, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Uncategorized
I chose B-E-A-U-T-Y as my focus word for 2020. Even if dozens of leviathans had dropped from the sky from Mars, never would I have imagined the impact world events would have on our collective experience in the first 5 months of this year. Wow, oh, wow! Below, you can...
by MarianBeaman | May 6, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, meditation, Recipes
Avocado Toast is yummy! Have you tried it? Great for mid-morning snack, 4 o’clock tea, or simple supper Assemble your ingredients: 2 small or l large avocado; seasonings, salt and red pepper flakes; tomato slices (optional). Avocado, nature’s...
by MarianBeaman | Apr 8, 2020 | Literature, meditation, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Reflection, Tips, Uncategorized
April Yamasaki is hosting Mennonite Daughter: The Story of a Plain Girl this week. April, a Mennonite pastor and editor of Purpose magazine, is author of more than a dozen books, including Sacred Pauses and Four Gifts, a book I have reviewed. We’ve been online friends...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 18, 2020 | blog, book review, Literature, meditation, Memory, popular culture, Quotations, Uncategorized
Do you have 20/20 Vision? I hope so, but if not, maybe you get by with a little help from your friends, as I do: Eyeglasses help So does my ophthalmologist Artist Monet suffered from cataracts in both eyes, but still produced lovely impressionistic...
