Mj Pettengill
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.
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Mj Pettengill
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
Roses Strong and Full of Grace ~ Marya of the Wood
Communicating with plants is a gift that I cherish.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
Veterans Day: A Thousand Letters from Home
They weren’t long letters, just brief newsy accounts from the home front. It was about that lifeline, that classic archetype of mother...
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
In Essence, the Truth is Hot
After all, we did not have a playbook so, we made up the rules as we went along.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 26, 2021
- 8 min
The Joys of Brotherhood: Saying Goodbye
We were so proud to be Americans. We had an idea of who we were. We had each others’ backs.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Marya of the Wood: In the Wilds of North Sandwich
It is time to rest, to reflect on the past season, find the creative, dark womb, and curl up beside the fire.
Mj Pettengill
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
The Truth About Our Ignorance
If we do not comprehend and harmonize with our own ignorance, we will not find forgiveness for ourselves and for those we label as ignorant.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
We Are Each Other's Light
It is unnecessary to wait for what we perceive as the perfect opportunity or the right conditions.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
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 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Unknowing Is the Knowing: Where Do the Children Play?
With little or no change, Monday always showed up in our world.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Where the River Leads
We tend to go with the flow but have no idea where the river leads.
Mj Pettengill
- Sep 1, 2021
- 0 min
Wellness Check
Emotional and Spiritual Wellness Check
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 23, 2021
- 5 min
Marya of the Wood: The Joy of the Cardinal’s Song
Within a few days, it was perched on the branch beside the nest, bringing back memories of when my own children prepared to leave...
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
From the Author's Pen: Know When You Are Called Upon
Imagine sitting in the middle of a field of anonymous graves with nothing to go on but intuition.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
From the Author's Pen: Be the Tree
The trees help old souls reach out to me, begging for their stories to be told. Until that time, it is they who need consoling.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Marya of the Wood: Not Your Mother's Pearl Necklace
My pilgrimage has taken me beyond the mediocrity of the everyday world.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
I Dreamt I Was a Butterfly
“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious...
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
NUTRITIOUS SUMAC LEMONADE
Staghorn Sumac is an ancient medicinal plant with antioxidant properties and significant levels of Vitamin C.
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min
Marya of the Wood: Where the Sun Shines Through
Given the opportunity, they imply balance in a world that has lost its equilibrium.
Mj Pettengill
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
As I Began to Love Myself
"As I Began to Love Myself"
—Poem by Kim and Alison McMillen
(Falsely attributed to Charlie Chaplin)
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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