by MarianBeaman | Dec 13, 2014 | Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized
When I registered online for the 5th season premiere of Downton Abbey, there were fifty-nine (yes, 59!) salutations to choose from on the drop-down menu. These included Father, Monsignor, Cantor, Rabbi, Lieutenant Commander, Dean, Major, Mayor, and the humbler Mr. or...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 10, 2014 | Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized
What do Trayvon Williams, Michael Brown and the Little Match Girl have in common? Read on! The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian Andersen, 1846 On a cold winter’s eve, a poor girl shivering on the street tries to sell matches afraid to return home to her father...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 6, 2014 | Education, Gratitude, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized
Welcome to my 200th blog post! It’s here because you have visited this blog, a time or two, or maybe way more often. Writers write for many reasons, most importantly to express themselves. But most writers don’t like to write in a void. Writing is...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 3, 2014 | Award, Education, Gratitude, Uncategorized
Remember getting a gold or silver star on your homework papers in grade school? Well, writers who read each other’s blog posts do something similar – they nominate those they admire for the One Lovely Blog Award. It’s not a gold star. It’s a...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 29, 2014 | Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Travel, Uncategorized
The Brick House Cafe along Main Street in Manheim, Pennsylvania, is getting free advertising from me today. In a sister city named for its counterpart in Mannheim, Germany, The Brick House serves freshly prepared soups, salads, and sandwiches. It also serves up...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 26, 2014 | book review, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Lists, meditation, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized
My secret joys (and struggles) show up in my gratitude books. You can see some of them here. But my list this week has sprung from my 9-day trip to Pennsylvania to visit family and take care of Mother’s house in mid-November 2014. In her devotional book One Thousand...
