by MarianBeaman | Mar 16, 2022 | blog, Conflict, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, popular culture, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized
Hustler TV is X-rated Pornographic. . . with naked bodies filling the screen Though I’m not a fan of formulaic Hallmark movies, I’m more a wholesome-romance-kind-of-woman than the sex-crazed hussies and high-libido men featured on the Hustler Channel. ...
by MarianBeaman | Oct 13, 2021 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Mennonite Lore, Quilt, Tips, Uncategorized
You’ve heard many metaphors for life, images that suggest how daily happenings can throw us into a tailspin: Life is like a roller coaster with lots of ups and downs Life is like a washing machine, churning round and round Life is like bumper cars, hitting one...
by MarianBeaman | Aug 9, 2021 | blog, Literature, Tips, Uncategorized
Hello, followers and friends! Drop by and visit me and many other talented writers. There are door prizes and free ebooks, something for everyone! Listen to me tell 2 truths and a lie + hear a short reading from Mennonite Daughter. Monday, August 9th, is the start...
by MarianBeaman | Aug 4, 2021 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Memory, Nostalgia, Quotations, Romance, Tips, Uncategorized
An Anniversary Meditation Under a colorful collage created by Artist Cliff, I’ve stored 3 hatboxes. They sit on the rattan coffee table in our lanai. One is floral, another has a repeating Tuscan scene and the third is transparent, the contents held taut by...
by MarianBeaman | Jul 27, 2021 | blog, book review, neighborhood, popular culture, Quotations, Reflection, Tips, Uncategorized
Bobby Oliver read my book, Mennonite Daughter, and reviewed it the same week. Bobby is the ideal reader and reviewer, but he is certainly not my typical reader. Seven of the Amazon reviews of The Story of a Plain Girl are from men. Women are more apt than men to pick...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 31, 2021 | blog, Education, Gratitude, meditation, Neighborhood / Environment, Tips, Uncategorized
7 Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Pandemic 1. Family Matters More Than We Realized Need I say more? 2. We have Unleashed a Revolution in Medicine “One of the biggest lessons we’ve learned from COVID is that the scientific...
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