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Snow & Sled and New Year’s Resolutions

Snow & Sled and New Year’s Resolutions

by MarianBeaman | Jan 5, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Quotations

  Photos re-create family history like nothing else can do. Before the Henry R. Longenecker family built their home near Rheems, Pennsylvania, they lived in a small house on the corner across from Bossler Mennonite Church. In the winter of 1922, someone (perhaps...
Diary Secrets at the Push of a Button

Diary Secrets at the Push of a Button

by MarianBeaman | Dec 15, 2021 | blog, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations

I wasn’t sure it would open. So my husband Cliff gathered assorted tools in case the clasp on Aunt Ruthie’s Diary had clamped shut with rust.   A faux-leather, brown diary with an attached key has lain on my desk for years now. Ever since we cleared out Aunt...
Who is Heman? Thanksgiving 2021

Who is Heman? Thanksgiving 2021

by MarianBeaman | Nov 17, 2021 | blog, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Uncategorized

Have you heard of Heman the Ezrahite? There’s a good chance you haven’t because he’s a rather obscure Old Testament character. I just learned about him recently. In the choirs of David, musicians Heman and Jeduthun were appointed to give thanks. It was literally their...
Dorian Delivers Mennonite Daughter

Dorian Delivers Mennonite Daughter

by MarianBeaman | Sep 1, 2021 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Travel, Uncategorized

The National Weather Service blurted out: “Get ready for a hurricane, Jacksonville, a Category 5 storm named Dorian, is creeping up the coast.” It was September 2, 2019, and any day now I was awaiting the delivery of 16 cartons of books, my memoir. The skies...
Howard and Faythe: Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and More

Howard and Faythe: Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and More

by MarianBeaman | Aug 18, 2021 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Travel, Uncategorized

Howard and Faythe Landis don’t operate a bed and breakfast, but they are hospitality hosts extraordinaire nonetheless. We discovered their great hearts and open arms on our recent trip to Springfield, Missouri in mid-July.   Before we ever boarded the...
Housing Highs and the Hans Longenecker House

Housing Highs and the Hans Longenecker House

by MarianBeaman | Aug 11, 2021 | blog, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

Have you noticed? Housing prices have gone through the roof! All-cash offers, bidding wars, homes selling for thousands over asking prices—these describe the US housing market in spring-summer of 2021. The boom may continue indefinitely. It’s hard to predict....
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