An Explosive Diary Entry
Aunt Ruthie figures large in my memoir, Mennonite Daughter: The Story of a Plain Girl. Though she stands as my most significant mentor for life, one of my chapters about her is entitled “Ruthie the Cheater.” After her death in 2017, I discovered her...
Book Birthday, A 5-year Pregnancy Ending!
My 5-Year Pregnancy is ending! Announcing an Imminent Book Birth, Mennonite Daughter: The Story of a Plain Girl Book Birth Date: Launch party, September 14, 2019, Jacksonville, Florida Book Blurb What if the Mennonite life young Marian Longenecker...Read moreOriginally posted by Kathleen Pooler on Monday, July 15: It gives me great pleasure to welcome my good friend and writing colleague Marian Beaman back to Memoir Writer’s Journey with a guest post on how blogging about her family led to writing her memoir. If you follow Marian’s blog, you already know what a treasure trove of…
Secrets of a Spool of Blue Thread
Among the relics of my sewing days, I found just one blue spool of thread. Otherwise, I have the basics for mending: black, white, and beige. Once an avid sewer, never a full-fledged seamstress, I made dresses, little boy suits, pinch-pleated drapes – even my...