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A Marvelous Metal Father’s Day Card

A Marvelous Metal Father’s Day Card

by MarianBeaman | Jun 12, 2019 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, neighborhood, Neighborhood / Environment, Romance, Uncategorized

“Whoa, what have we got here?” Daddy Cliff asked as he made a ceremony of pulling a heavy rectangle out of the paper bag. “It’s your Father’s Day card!” Joel exclaimed, looking at his dad’s face, smiling from ear to ear. Eyeballing the odd card, Dad fingered the...
7 Tips: Forest Bathing

7 Tips: Forest Bathing

by MarianBeaman | May 29, 2019 | blog, book review, Family / Nostalgia, neighborhood, Neighborhood / Environment, Tips, Uncategorized

Forest Bathing: Taking in the natural world through one’s senses       How to: Forest-Bathe Savor sights, sounds, follow your nose as you head into the forest or park. Listen to the tap-tap-tap of a beak on wood or the two-tone note of a birdcall. Walk...
Confession of a Cone Head

Confession of a Cone Head

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...
Our Unexpected Journey with Brother Mark

Our Unexpected Journey with Brother Mark

by MarianBeaman | May 16, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, neighborhood, Uncategorized

The Scenario Begins “Hi, Marian, this is Kenny, do you know where your brother Mark is?” Our cousin Kenny, who lives in an apartment close by Mark’s in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania had called me in Florida late Sunday morning. “No, I guess he’s in church. He always...
Grandma’s Bedroom and the Holy Family as Refugees

Grandma’s Bedroom and the Holy Family as Refugees

by MarianBeaman | Dec 13, 2017 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, neighborhood, Quotations

Once upon a time my Grandma Longenecker and Aunt Ruthie welcomed strangers into their home. They hosted Phuong Le from Viet Nam, their first refugee “daughter.”     After Grandma died my aunt carried on the tradition opening her door to refugees...
Help, The Ceiling Has Fallen!

Help, The Ceiling Has Fallen!

by MarianBeaman | Sep 13, 2017 | blog, Conflict, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, neighborhood, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

“Janice, hurry up. This is a catastrophe!” My scream pierced the early morning air. I had bounded up the stairs shortly after 7:00 a.m. to check the bedrooms before the Ruth Longenecker property sale. Prospective buyers were already milling through our aunt’s house...
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