Mj Pettengill
When to Come and When to Go
In bird time, it was equal to a half hour; in real-time, it was about thirty seconds.
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Mj Pettengill
Aug 10, 20223 min read
Good Soup and a Pure Heart
“Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart and cannot make a good soup.”
— Beethoven
Mj Pettengill
Jun 30, 20225 min read
Where the Magic Tree Stands
Until meeting Samuel, I was unaware that I had left a vital part of my soul in the heart of that tree.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 27, 20223 min read
Florence and the Lost Sisters
No selfies or social media posts were available for drumming up prayers or GoFundMe platforms to offer financial support.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 10, 20226 min read
All That Glitters Is Gold
Alchemy [ al-kuh-mee ]
Any magical power or process that transmutes a common substance, usually of little value, into a great deal of sense.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 4, 20224 min read
Legends of the Little House
We were good girls breaking the rules, running around on the beach in the twilight hours in our pajamas.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 2, 20222 min read
I Might Dream You Home
It’s been so long since you went away, my butterscotch curls are silver and gray.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 7, 20213 min read
The Warmth of Your Sweater: Undaughtered
It isn’t just a sweater; it’s the shelter of him—my father—his care and safety enveloping me as if I were a little girl again.
Mj Pettengill
Oct 12, 20213 min read
I Sang With the Angels
It seems that in my youth, I discovered the meaning of God; God is music.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Marya of the Wood: We Are All Someone's Child
Be worth coming home to out of desire, not desperation. Be the firm shelter, not the ruins.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Marya of the Wood: Wildly Imperfect Apples
The apple trees in the horse pasture behind the barn of my childhood were abundant with wildly imperfect apples.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 27, 20213 min read
The Farmer and the Farmer's Wife
An egg about to crack open becomes a favorite moment.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Marya's Mother: Bleeding at the Roots
Together, we navigated the enduring darkness born from life—a tree no longer bleeding at the roots.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 11, 20213 min read
Remembering Innocence
These ghosts still wander, reminding me of who we were in what seemed to be another lifetime.
Mj Pettengill
Mar 14, 20215 min read
If It Is in You, Pray
Yes, the shadows are menacing, but we are equipped to find our way.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Becoming Undaughtered: Part 2
We are a sum of those fragments of ourselves that we may not even remember, and they are often fueling us.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 22, 20214 min read
Becoming Undaughtered: Part 1
Salem was just a drop in the ocean...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 30, 20205 min read
Marya's Mother: A Box of Stuff
They called her Flossie. I vaguely remember that photo, looking into her sparkling, clear eyes, detecting an air of innocence. Before I...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 19, 20204 min read
Ballad of a Sandwich Girl: Unaccompanied
In that one, undefined moment, the transformation was inevitable. The truth that had been pressing in came forth from the shadows. My...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Mittens: Warm Hands, Warm Heart
Of course, we could provide store-bought mittens, but those crafted by hand offer much more warmth and stability.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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