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Wordless Wednesday: Shiny Red Shoes

Wordless Wednesday: Shiny Red Shoes

by MarianBeaman | Jul 29, 2020 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

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...
Picturing Beauty through a 2020 Lens

Picturing Beauty through a 2020 Lens

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...
Martin and Suie Kraybill, Pillars of Faith: Post 505

Martin and Suie Kraybill, Pillars of Faith: Post 505

by MarianBeaman | May 13, 2020 | blog, Conflict, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Tips, Uncategorized

        With strands of black and gray hair combed obediently over the curve of his head, my pastor saw the world and his place in it clearly through wire-rimmed glasses, a fixture on his nose. Even now, I cannot imagine he took many sideways...
My Brother Mark and the Easter Miracle

My Brother Mark and the Easter Miracle

by MarianBeaman | Apr 1, 2020 | blog, Easter, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Uncategorized

Death and Resurrection   Dead plant comes to life Rain falls and within seconds dried-up moss that’s been virtually dead for decades unfurls in an explosion of green. The microscopic creatures living in the moss come out to feed.   Quotes and photos...
Do You Have 2020 Vision?

Do You Have 2020 Vision?

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...
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