Tag Archives: family

Chip Off the Old Block

Posted on June 18, 2021 by maryannniemczura

Wife and four daughters. Proud husband and father. Eldest of six children after his dad died from a felled tree. Breadwinner at age 10. Excelled in sports: boxing, football, basketball, baseball, glee club. Football scholarship in college and semi-pro afterwards. … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 H, chip off the old block, Great Depression, Happy Father's Day, sports, WWII | Tagged baseball, basketball, boxing, education, faith, family, football, love, setting good examples, tolerance | 10 Comments

March Madness

Posted on March 31, 2020 by maryannniemczura

March Madness by guest author, Emily Catherine, R.N. and my daughter The time of year that would be filled with excitement now that spring is approaching and summer is right around the corner has arrived. I grew up in an … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, fear, front line, March Madness, masks, PPE, Registered Nurse, the winning team | Tagged basketball brackets, colleagues, comfort, family, fear is the enemy, friends, heal, loved ones, patients, peace | 23 Comments

Consider This!

Posted on November 22, 2019 by maryannniemczura

What are you grateful for today? I am grateful for love, family, faith and friends. I am grateful for health and food on the table. How do you show others your thankfulness? I show a smile, a touch, kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Considerations, family, love, Nostalgia, showing thankfulness | Tagged a heart swelling with joy, appreciation, blowing a kiss, faith, family, friends, hug, paying it forward, simple, smile, touch, transformative | 14 Comments

In Praise and Gratitude

Posted on July 5, 2019 by maryannniemczura

For eyes that see and ears that hear, For family and friends far and near, I sing praises and blow a kiss. Permit me to reminisce: For countless hours of practice, I am grateful to sing in choral groups. Shakespeare … Continue reading →

Posted in gratitude, Massachusetts, music, praise, Shakespeare | Tagged choral groups, family, flag, friends, God and country, grateful for home, parents, singing, travel | 14 Comments

Sage Advice from an Elder

Posted on July 13, 2018 by maryannniemczura

My mother succinctly declared one day when I was a teen that she found it difficult to fathom why an adult child would declare a family elder as incapable of living alone after a spouse passes. A church friend who … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, downsizing, independent living, senior living | Tagged creativity, elder, family, friends, independence, meditation, private spaces, sage advice | 10 Comments

Mother’s Day Prayer: from my Heart to Yours!

Posted on May 12, 2018 by maryannniemczura

Let me take joy in ordinary events: chores such as laundry, cooking and shopping. Let me make time to listen to others and share. There is so much joy to find in the little things. Birds are busy building nests in … Continue reading →

Posted in a prayer, birthday prayer, taking joy in life | Tagged birds, family, garden, grateful hearts, heart, little ones, love, singing | 22 Comments

Friend at Church

Posted on March 23, 2018 by maryannniemczura

It seems the pace of life has quickened and the calendar is full with events, rehearsals and appointments. Today’s post is a blitz poem which is a 50-line poem of short phrases and images and a few rules. It feels … Continue reading →

Posted in church attire, family, friends, neighbors, piano, snowman | Tagged church attire, cooks, family, helpful, hugs, listens, love and hugs, piano practice, trustworthy | 10 Comments

How Learning German Changed My Life

Posted on February 9, 2018 by maryannniemczura

What do you consider most important in your life? Looking back, was there a single turning point in your life which made you who you are today? Probably, like most of us, life’s most eventful moments come in a series … Continue reading →

Posted in Achtung Baby by Sara Zaske, education in Germany vs. education in the U.S., family, Fulbright Teacher, German language, study in Germany, teaching German, tolerant individuals, Universität Heidelberg, Germany, University of Colorado, Boulder, vocational education | Tagged being flexible, family, learning, open-minded, opportunitites in life, self-reliance, teaching German, tolerance, university study, vocational education in Germany | 39 Comments

A Birthday Prayer

Posted on January 12, 2018 by maryannniemczura

My tall, dark handsome husband and father is a pearl of great value. This Sunday is his birthday. I will say a prayer of gratitude that we met all those many moons ago and found each other, married and had … Continue reading →

Posted in birthday prayer, my husband, scrabble games, singing together | Tagged birthday, family, husband, joy in living, many moons, pearl of great value, prayer | 69 Comments

The Beauty of December

Posted on December 22, 2017 by maryannniemczura

Softly, quietly, gently falling snowflakes clothe the earth in beauty. Catching them in our gloved hands to gaze at their shapes is part of the fun. Kids lean their heads back with open mouths to catch the snowflakes. Building snowmen … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Christmas choir, music, worship, Music Ministry, singing, Christmas Peace, Christmas Traditions, faith | Tagged beauty, chocolate chip cookies, December, family, friends, Santa, snow, snowflakes | 20 Comments