Mj Pettengill
Marya's Mother: What's in a Name (Again)
Unearthing and transmuting historical trauma and ancestral wounds is a way back to the light. The journey is beyond reflective.
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Mj Pettengill
- Nov 25, 2020
- 5 min
The Other Side: A Woeful Heart
Tempy tended to my bath, arranged my hair, and prepared my dress and accessories in time for us to attend a special church service...
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
The Poor: Lending Their Secrets, Part 5
Leave no stone unturned, as the right information may be tucked away in the wrong place.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Marya of the Wood: Healing in the Wild
I have a little studio in the woods. I love this space.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 19, 2020
- 4 min
May the Little Ones Be Mothered: A Thanksgiving Prayer
Once dressed and washed up, I made my way to the kitchen. Just like Mother, the Irish women took charge. Old Maggie stoked up the stove...
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 15, 2020
- 3 min
A Farewell Kiss: An Unfortunate Event
I finally owned up to the truth. My own will and desire created him in the wind.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Food Bank: Inhabiting Hunger
I have unveiled harrowing scenes, imagining food that is not fit for pigs, and placed myself at the table.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 7, 2020
- 3 min
In Search of Spiritual Refreshment
I re-read Abigail’s letter, starin’ at the words, “county farm.” It was as if I had learned of her death.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 1, 2020
- 4 min
Historical Amnesia: From the Author's Pen
I spend much time exploring dark places—places where we are typically unwelcome. There are no complaints here. I signed up for it. I made...
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 25, 2020
- 5 min
Eve and the Apple: The Angels' Lament
He knew that I would not take part in blamin’ everything that ever went wrong, since the Garden of Eden, on Eve.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 23, 2020
- 4 min
Forget Me Not: The Illusion
Facing fear in a rigged system while raising children—keeping them warm, fed, and sheltered—is downright perilous and unpredictable.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 20, 2020
- 5 min
Kill Your Darlings: From the Scrap Pile
I keep my 'darlings' tucked away. I do not kill them entirely.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 16, 2020
- 5 min
Her Tree
It was hard to believe that my feet were on the same earth where Mamma’s feet once were. I wondered if the earth would have known that...
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
Nurturing Your Creative Inner Garden
It is much like tending to your inner garden and watching it grow.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
Kids and Trains: Meet August
They would take you out and beat you senseless if they found you hidin’ in a car. I only got caught once, and that was enough for me.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 7, 2020
- 5 min
THE POOR: LENDING THEIR SECRETS PART 4
With this new-found freedom came the challenges of women working for pennies a day while boosting a handful of already influential families
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 4, 2020
- 1 min
A Sinner Prepares For Church: October 6, 1872
I longed for the time when God shined His candle about my head as in the days of my youth.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 1, 2020
- 7 min
Ancestral Healing: Where Does it Begin?
We continue to pass along the grief and pain of those before us, and in time, forget their origins. We inherit their losses.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Poor: Lending Their Secrets, Part 3
When we finally summon the courage to view our past, we may awaken from our troubled dreams.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 20, 2020
- 5 min
I Screamed at God - (Excerpt)
I reached towards the wreckage of my whole existence.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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