Tag: World Book Encyclopedia

• Fifty Years!

  Fifty years ago I was 24 years old. I was a college graduate and had two years of experience teaching English at a small town high school. Early in 1973 I accepted a position as an editorial researcher for The World Book Encyclopedia, located right in the middle of downtown Chicago, and I needed to…

  Marian

  February 23, 2023

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

  50 years, 50th anniversary, Bible study, Calo's Italian Restaurant, heart-warming highlight, inspiring highlight, living in Chicago, Moody's Pub, New Moms, next door neighbor, World Book, World Book Encyclopedia

• 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