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A Ring of Shining Faces

A Ring of Shining Faces

by MarianBeaman | Mar 22, 2023 | blog, popular culture, Quotations, Reflection, Tips, Uncategorized

What have you heard about ring lights? How are these lights used? Why are ring lights so popular? What are the benefits of using one?   According to Mr. Google, dentists first used the ring “flash” light in 1952 for dental photography. Dental clinics now use new...
Tenth Blogiversary Celebration with Antique Lamp and Clock

Tenth Blogiversary Celebration with Antique Lamp and Clock

by MarianBeaman | Feb 22, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, Nostalgia, popular culture, Reflection, Romance, Uncategorized

Guess who is celebrating a 10th blogiversary this month? Two bloggers I happily follow have bragging rights to 10-years’ blogging. They are faithful commenters on my blog too. Drum roll please for. . . Marie Washington who blogs about writing and life at El...
Colleen and I Make Valentine Cookies

Colleen and I Make Valentine Cookies

by MarianBeaman | Feb 14, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, Reflection, Uncategorized

Colleen and I are longtime friends. Really long time. We met in March 1969 at a church here in Jacksonville, Florida. My friend Collie is a quilt-maker, who obviously likes bright colors. Her specialty is touch quilts with textures both calming and vibrant.  ...
Serving Stone Soup at Christmas

Serving Stone Soup at Christmas

by MarianBeaman | Dec 14, 2022 | blog, Christmas, Cliff Beaman artist, Gratitude, Literature, neighborhood, popular culture, Recipes, Reflection, Uncategorized

Stone Soup is a European folk story in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order to make a meal that everyone enjoys. The tale serves to illustrate the value of sharing. In varying traditions, the stone...
Marriage Memoir, An Update

Marriage Memoir, An Update

by MarianBeaman | Oct 19, 2022 | blog, book review, Cliff Beaman artist, Literature, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized

“Go home and finish writing your new book. I want to read it!” Barbara and I are leaving our Monday morning Bible study. She is only half-kidding when she delivers this quip. Barbara has read Mennonite Daughter: The Story of a Plain Girl. She is looking forward...
How to Swing Ahead

How to Swing Ahead

by MarianBeaman | Sep 14, 2022 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Memory, Quotations, Reflection

Do you remember being pushed as a kid on a swing? Maybe your Mom or Dad, or a big brother or sister gave you a big push. And then another. And another. After a while, your legs started pumping on their own.  Sitting on my mother’s lap, I heard the cadence of a...
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