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About My Mother 2019

About My Mother 2019

by MarianBeaman | May 8, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

I have written about my mother often here. You have seen photos of her, read stories about her. Intentionally, I have paid tribute to her on Mother’s Days past. Here is a sampling: Bedtime Stories and Wooden Blocks and Beads Mother’s Quilts Mother’s Other...
Memoir Progress and a Blossom in a Pear Tree

Memoir Progress and a Blossom in a Pear Tree

by MarianBeaman | Apr 24, 2019 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized

Pear Tree Blossoms   Blossoms on our pear tree beside the lake peek out   A few at a time Then more . . . and, finally, the pear tree standing in a dress of white blossoms.     Book writing, too, starts small . . . My memoir began as a Kinko-bound...
Wordless Wednesday: Fancy Frocks

Wordless Wednesday: Fancy Frocks

by MarianBeaman | Apr 10, 2019 | blog, Easter, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

  What outfits for special occasions do you remember? *** Open for suggestions: What other topic(s) would you like to see on this blog? Thank you for letting me know.      🙂
Cover Reveal II and a Blogiversary

Cover Reveal II and a Blogiversary

by MarianBeaman | Feb 27, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

  Fancy little girl Plain young woman   Those six words summarize the first 24 years of my life as a Mennonite in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. And these words are reflected in photos on my memoir cover, front and back. (Here is the link to my first cover...
My Cover Reveal: Behind the Scenes

My Cover Reveal: Behind the Scenes

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...
My Heritage, DNA, and Dani Shapiro

My Heritage, DNA, and Dani Shapiro

by MarianBeaman | Feb 13, 2019 | blog, book review, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

“I wonder what a DNA test would show. My dad’s Scotch-Irish I think and my mother is full-blooded German. But maybe some other genes are mixed in there,” my husband mused. “Well, there’s one sure way to find out. Get a DNA test,” I replied. And so for Christmas 2018...
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