by MarianBeaman | Jul 19, 2023 | meditation, Memory, Mennonite Lore, Neighborhood / Environment, Nostalgia, popular culture, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized
Crista’s Cats Our daughter with husband and their daughter are visiting Florida State University in preparation for our grand-daughter’s first year of college. Gone for nearly three days, they have charged the grandparents—us—with the care of their cats, a menagerie...
by MarianBeaman | May 31, 2023 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, Quotations, Reflection, Romance, Uncategorized
12 Random Photos from My iPhone “We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.” ~ Katie Thurmes “A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ~ Eudora Welty Pinterest image Sisters Sisters Jan and Jean...
by MarianBeaman | May 17, 2023 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized
What’s Your Mood? “I often felt blue when my children were younger and my husband and I were beginning our careers. Hormones could have also played a role in my emotional roller-coaster rides. I thought then too that a kick to our household finances and help from a...
by MarianBeaman | May 10, 2023 | blog, Quotations, Uncategorized
If I were a superhero, I’d be known as Typo Man [Woman], the writer of wrongs What would your Super “name” be? Your special power, large or small? Stressed? Exhausted? Calm? Check this out May 17,...
by MarianBeaman | May 3, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Memory, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized
Oh, my word! What a royal mess my writing studio had become. My space looked a fright at the end of March, just before my memoir launch party April 1. On that day friends and family would descend on our home to inspect my second memoir. They’d head for the...
