Tag: Chicago

• The Message of a Kaleidoscope

  As soon as I got home from playing at the Presbyterian Church in Cambridge on Sunday, Mim, Floey, and I hopped into the car and drove to Chicago for a late lunch at the Buffalo Ice Cream Parlor. This was a special weekend.  Forty-seven years ago I accepted a new job as an editorial researcher…

  Marian

  February 4, 2020

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  Bible study, Buffalo Ice Cream Parlor, Chicago, do justice, first apartment, kaleidoscope, Logan Square, Love Kindness, Mim, Montrose Harbor, Mornings with Jesus, neighborhood, reminiscing, walk humbly with your God, what does the Lord require of you

• A Glimpse of God’s Love

  Last Saturday, Mim and I tried to drive to Chicago, normally about a two and a half hour drive, for a memorial service. Unfortunately, we got only as far as the distant northwest suburbs before we decided to turn around and go home. Although the weather forecast for Chicago was to get only 1 to…

  Marian

  January 16, 2019

  Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  Austin, Bumping into God, CCHC, Chicago, Circle Christian Health Center, Circle Church, Circle Urban Ministries, Dominic Grassi, funeral, God’s love, Jon Beran, Love of God, memorial service, mom, Mom’s faith, neighborhood, Nita Beran, trusting God

• Memories and Hope

  A couple weeks ago Mim and I drove to Chicago for the day to attend the visitation for Nita Beran, a good friend from our early years of living in Chicago. The quick trip brought back lots of memories, and prompted me to think about some of the hopes and dreams we had back in…

  Marian

  August 23, 2016

  Uncategorized

  appreciation, Austin community, Austin neighborhood, Bible study, cancer, Chicago, Circle Christian Health Center, Circle Church, Circle Urban Ministries, college roommate, David Mains, Emergency Room, Emily Bray, ER, fall wreath, family nurse practitioner, funeral home, hope, hope and appreciation for each day, John Payne, Jon Beran, medically under-served area, medically underserved, Nita Beran, nurse practitioner, nursing director, ovarian cancer, parking lot, Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, Romans 15:13, Rush University, Teamsters Union Hall, visitation, west side of Chicago

• Feeling Safe in our Homes Away from Home

  “Paris” is the closest experience to “Pulse” (the gay bar in Orlando) I can relate to. Twenty-five years ago, when Mim and I still lived in Chicago, occasionally we would go with a couple friends to “Paris,” a lesbian nightclub on the mid-north side of Chicago. The four of us would sit at the bar,…

  Marian

  June 14, 2016

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  assault weapon, Cambridge, Chicago, David Haas, English mansion, feeling safe, gun control, gun control laws, lesbian nightclub, Madison, Magnificent Mile, Messiah Lutheran Church, Moody’s Pub, never darkening the door of a bar, Orlando, Paris, Paris Dance, Paris lesbian bar, personal library, Psalm 27, Pulse, Pulse gay bar, Pulse Nighclub, respect people who are different, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock’s Home

• The Emotional Jackpot

  

  As I was thinking about what to write in my blog this week, I picked up my mom’s little black book again. This is the little hardcover “Memorandum Book” that Stella Lillesand, my mom’s Sunday School teacher, had given her in 1921, when Mom was 13 years old. Mom had used this book to write…

  Marian

  January 26, 2016

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  A friend loves at all times, A friend loveth at all times, best friend, Bible study, Bible verses, Blessing Ceremony, Chicago, Commitment Ceremony, emotional jackpot, finding apartment, friendship, gift from God, God-wink, legally married, legally married couples, Lutheran pastor, memorandum book, memorized, precious gift, rights and privileges, World Book Encyclopedia

• Friends

    “Good morning, Abbey. You’re up bright and early this morning.” “Yeah. Good morning, Mom. You moms sure got home late last night. I was waiting and waiting and waiting to talk with you, and when you finally came home, you went right to bed.” “I’m sorry, Abbey. I didn’t know you wanted to talk.…

  Marian

  April 22, 2013

  Assisted Living, Celebrations, God’s Love, Reflections

  Abbey, assisted living, Boston bombings, Cambridge, charming gardeners who make our souls blossom, Chicago, comfort dogs, Country Comforts, Country Comforts Assisted Living, dog cousins, friends, friendship, God’s love, Henry Nouwen, hospitality, kindness, Laughter is the best medicine, life calling, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, Marcel Proust, North Park University, Nursing Honor Society, reflections, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Sigma Theta Tau, spirituality, therapy dogs, WI, Wisconsin