Mj Pettengill
Meet You at the Fair
Going way back, in dreams of wooded hills and endless children’s laughter, they wait, stories begging to be remembered.
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Mj Pettengill
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Monarch Update
She is on her own, free to make the journey to warm, sunny Mexico. I wish her well.
Mj Pettengill
Sep 30, 20225 min read
Time to Set It Free
We must wait until the time is right, not too soon or too late, to break out of the chrysalis—
Mj Pettengill
Sep 3, 20224 min read
When the Truth Makes Itself Known
We must take the time to comprehend the consequences of our actions, both good and bad.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 19, 20221 min read
The Party Is Just Beginning
Rise up! The root season awaits.
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
Aug 6, 20223 min read
Her Name Was Janet Brown
The souls of the departed visit us on the wings of a monarch.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Marya of the Wood: The Return of the Fox
Together we sang, our melodies mingling, dancing across the treetops, over the vernal pool, and drifting into the woods.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 16, 20222 min read
The Sweetness of Summer and Self Care
Remember to love yourself as much as you do others.
Mj Pettengill
Jul 3, 20222 min read
God's Finale: My Fireworks Have Wings
My fireworks have wings and fly around in the fields and out by the pond.
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
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Hope Searching for Its Heart
With Abigail, I shared gratitude when my father gave me this doll. And like Abigail, my doll meant more after my father’s passing.
Mj Pettengill
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Be the Rain, Not the Thunder
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
—Rumi
Mj Pettengill
May 23, 20221 min read
Forget-Me-Not
Forget-me-not because we grow together...
Mj Pettengill
May 8, 20222 min read
Raw, Wild Imperfection
Before Death’s final blow, she was but a flower that never faded, showin’ me the fierceness of a mother’s love.
Mj Pettengill
May 7, 20223 min read
The Original Mother's Day Proclamation: Call for Peace
From the bosom of the devastated earth, a voice goes up with our own. It says, "Disarm, Disarm!"
Mj Pettengill
Apr 28, 20225 min read
I Am Not My Hair: A Healing Journey
Within a short time, many of my former curls were in messy, swirling clumps, blowing gently in the trees.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Peace and the Healing Path
Ah yes, we are resilient and resourceful.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Dads, Donuts, and Good Advice: A Tribute
My father had been dying for so long, that letting go was bittersweet.
Mj Pettengill
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Ice Out on the Pond
Here, in the fields of Marigold Moon, is a lovely pond.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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