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Who’s in the Mirror?

Who’s in the Mirror?

by MarianBeaman | Jun 23, 2021 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

When you pass a mirror, do you deliberately walk on by, or do you make a point to look into it? The Evil Queen in the tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” stared with vengeful intent into a mirror and chanted, “Mirror, mirror on the wall/Who is the fairest of them...
Nostalgia and Aunt Ruthie’s Diary

Nostalgia and Aunt Ruthie’s Diary

by MarianBeaman | Jun 2, 2021 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized

Did you know that, Boomers and Gen-Xers are looking back to their youth, collecting . . . Cassette tapes Vinyl LPs Polaroid cameras Manual typewriters . . . even decades old video games   So says, Jeff Nilsson in “Nostalgia is Good For You,” an article from The...
Longenecker Sisters Road Trip to the River

Longenecker Sisters Road Trip to the River

by MarianBeaman | May 5, 2021 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Travel, Uncategorized

For there is no friend like a sister / In calm or stormy weather; / To cheer one on the tedious way, / To fetch one if one goes astray, / To lift one if one totters down,/ To strengthen whilst one stands.   –– Christina Rossetti from “Goblin Market”    ...
The Movie LAND and the Longenecker Acreage

The Movie LAND and the Longenecker Acreage

by MarianBeaman | Apr 14, 2021 | blog, book review, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

In a super-sanitized theatre earlier this year, we viewed the movie LAND, the story of a lone women who seeks solace in nature to heal unbearable wounds     BLURB  (no spoilers!) From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut LAND, the...
Darn It! A Tale with a Tail

Darn It! A Tale with a Tail

by MarianBeaman | Feb 17, 2021 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Memory, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

To begin, a riddle from Nursery Rhymes of England *** Socks are not expensive. I could toss this hole-y one and buy another pair, the Reebok brand I prefer. But, you see, I’d have to figure out where I bought this pair, don a mask, go to a store, exposing myself...
13-Year-Old Ian: Not Quite a Bar Mitzvah

13-Year-Old Ian: Not Quite a Bar Mitzvah

by MarianBeaman | Oct 7, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Reflection, Uncategorized

Ian Christopher Beaman Born in 2007 2 pounds, 5 ounces Now age 13 Strapping young man, full of vigor, praise God!   A precarious beginning, indeed Our fourth grandchild appeared unexpectedly in early October, on his mother’s birthday, not as anticipated in early...
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