Tag: Elsie Korth

• Shopping for a Tombstone

  So far this year I have had the privilege of playing the piano or organ for nine funerals. I typically play for between five and ten funerals a year – and it’s only July! In the 31 days from June 1 through July 1 of this year, I played for five of those funerals. Needless…

  Marian

  July 14, 2015

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

  “I know that my Redeemer lives”, “I love to tell the story”, Archie Monuments, Carl Korth, cemetery, comforting music, Elsie Korth, epitaph, funeral, funeral music, funerals, gravestone, Jimmy Carter, musical requests, praying hands, Through the Year with Jimmy Carter, tombstone, Wormeli

• Mom’s Big Adventure: A Road Trip to California in 1934

  On August 19, 1934, in the heart of the Great Depression, three girlfriends started out on a road trip to California – Elsie Kenseth (my mom), Clarice Jarlsberg, and Eleanor Gilberts – three single young women in their mid-twenties who had grown up together in Cambridge. Within a couple years they would all be married…

  Marian

  June 23, 2015

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  1934, adventurer, Adventures in Hospitality, adventurous, big adventure, California, California Adventure, car trouble, Carl Korth, Clarice Jarlsberg, Clarice Vasby, Eleanor Gilberts, Eleanor Jarlsberg, Elsie Kenseth, Elsie Korth, General Delivery, Great Depression, Hilda Kenseth, Madison General Hospital, Model A Coupe, Model A Ford, new tire, road trip, Road Trip to California, summer adventure

• My Mom – from her Boss’ Perspective

  I guess it’s natural to think about the special people in my life from strictly my own perspective. Obviously, that’s how I know them. I’ve written about my mom several times in this blog. Long-time readers of my blog know what she was like – at least from my perspective. A couple months ago, I came across something…

  Marian

  May 5, 2015

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Reflections

  Bread for the Journey, church bulletin, church bulletins, Elsie Korth, Henri Nouwen, Jim Jondrow, mimeograph, mom, perspectives, Pres House, Presbyterian Student Center, right-justify, shadow of consciousness, someone else’s perspective, stencil, twilight zone in our own hearts, work standards

• The 3 Heroes in my Life

  The earliest hero in my life was Roy Rogers. I wanted to be just like him – ride a horse like Trigger, have a dog like Bullet, and wear a white cowboy hat on my head and two six-guns in a holster at my waist. I wanted to always stand up for what was right,…

  Marian

  October 21, 2014

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

  A Book of Wonders, best day of my childhood, Bullet, childhood, childhood hero, childhood heroes, cowboy hat, Dale Evans, Edward Hays, Elsie Korth, God’s love, God-given gifts, hero, heroes, life calling, life challenges, life changes, listening for God, mom, Nancy, Nancy Kornelsen, reflections, Roy Rogers, sister, spirituality, talking with God, Trigger, Wisconsin State Fair, Yiddish proverb

• Flipping Patterns

  One of my favorite stories that my mom used to tell is about when she was trying to make a dress. She laid out the fabric on the table and pinned the pattern to the fabric. She carefully cut out each piece, but she was having trouble with the dress sleeves. She kept getting two…

  Marian

  April 15, 2014

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

  confirmation, Edward Hays, Elsie Korth, God’s love, keeping company with God, listening for God, Lord’s Prayer, Nancy Kornelsen, Our Father, patterns, Philip Yancey, piano prayer, prayer, prayer patterns, Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim, reflections, spirituality, structured prayer, talking with God, The Lord’s Prayer

• I Found a Treasure on Saturday!

  I found a treasure last Saturday afternoon – a little, black, hard-cover “Memorandum Book.” From the inscription on the inside cover, it appears that Stella Lillesand, an elderly woman that I clearly remember from my childhood, had given the blank book to my mom in 1921. I remember my mom telling me that Stella had…

  Marian

  May 13, 2013

  Assisted Living, God’s Love, Reflections

  assisted living, Bible memorization, Elsie Kenseth, Elsie Korth, Gems from the Bible, God’s love, joy cometh in the morning, kindness, life challenges, listening for God, little black book, memorandum book, memorizing Bible verses, reflections, spirituality, Stella Lillesand, Sunday School teacher, talking with God, treasure

• Owning My Name

  My name is Marian. I never had a nickname. That’s too bad, because I never liked my name. I first struggled with my name in kindergarten, as I described in my blog a couple weeks ago. My teacher, Miss Polly, tried to spell it with an “o” instead of an “a” and I knew she…

  Marian

  September 10, 2012

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  call by name, Elsie Korth, God’s love, jail ministry, Jesus, life challenges, MARIAN, Marian Korth, name, names, reflections, shepherd