by MarianBeaman | May 22, 2019 | blog, book review, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Rachel Held Evans died on May 4, 2019 at age 37. She left behind a grieving husband Dan, two small children, and a host of admirers including me. She was the author of four books; I read her first one. Her untimely death ignited a public outcry. The Washington Post...
by MarianBeaman | Apr 17, 2019 | Easter, meditation, Memory, Paska, Reflection, Uncategorized
A Mom Moment * * * On Good Friday, my mother, busy in the house and garden, would cease her labors from noon to 3:00 p.m, and sit with an open Bible for a quiet time of reflection. She probably read these words from Luke 23:44-46...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 13, 2019 | blog, Gratitude, Memory, neighborhood, popular culture, Reflection, Uncategorized
The Damage Mouth agape, wide-eyed and stunned at the WaWa station – I beheld a tee-shirted man holding a frosty drink and belly laughing at me. In the bay just ahead, this guy observed what I failed to see: two traffic cones smashed under...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 20, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Tips, Uncategorized
You are invited to my cover reveal today February 20, 2019 My memoir reflects the first 24 years of my life as a Mennonite girl *** Would you buy this book? It takes a few seconds (1-2 eye-blinks) for readers to decide whether to buy a book...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 12, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
I have a quilted green robe. It feels like silk, but the fabric is probably rayon. It has hung on a bathroom hook for a long, long time. It has a history My mother-in-law gave me this robe as a Christmas gift before our children were born. It came...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 5, 2018 | blog, British History, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia, Travel, Uncategorized
Do you remember where you were when . . . President Kennedy was assassinated? The Challenger exploded? Planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City? You can probably easily call up your surroundings when these cataclysmic events happened. But you most likely don’t...
