Mj PettengillAug 31, 20233 min read'Til The Cows Come HomeMy grandparents were guides for my future self, succeeding as both the farmer and the farmer’s wife.
Mj PettengillJul 4, 20232 min readGod's Finale: My Fireworks Have Wings “But I know where the real finale is, and we can beat the traffic.”
Mj PettengillJul 3, 20222 min readGod's Finale: My Fireworks Have WingsMy fireworks have wings and fly around in the fields and out by the pond.
Mj PettengillFeb 20, 20223 min readThe Gold He Left BehindWhen my son was a little boy, he found a rock.
Mj PettengillNov 11, 20214 min readVeterans Day: A Thousand Letters from HomeThey weren’t long letters, just brief newsy accounts from the home front. It was about that lifeline, that classic archetype of mother...
Mj PettengillJul 25, 20218 min readThe Soul of a Barn: From the Author's PenRemembering a barn and entering it is to remember my heart and enter my soul. I am confident that a wide assortment of thoughts and ideas...
Mj PettengillFeb 9, 20213 min readFrom the Author's Pen: Another Version of the TruthWithout such knowledge and wisdom, we are but rootless trees, destined to fall in the raging storms that continue to plague us.
Mj PettengillJan 31, 20214 min readIf All Else Fails, Send CookiesWhere is the love? When we are wrapped up in whatever we are doing, it may appear as if everything stays the same. As time passes, one...
Mj PettengillJan 14, 20215 min readFrom the Author's Pen: The SanctuaryTho’ she often spoke of the rules, she broke them when she saw fit.
Mj PettengillJul 4, 20202 min readGod's Finale: My Fireworks Have WingsSometimes I dream of a better world.
Mj PettengillMar 29, 20207 min readTeach Your Children WellTime is needed to absorb the shock of systems and patterns that we have relied on, that are no longer in place.