Mj PettengillMar 26, 20212 minHer TruthIn the end, what haunted her in her youth had become what she lived for.
Mj PettengillMar 24, 20213 minFrom the Author's Pen: The Space Left BehindWhat was lost may be gone forever, but you can seek and create a new world in the space left behind.
Mj PettengillMar 21, 20211 minThe GreeningWith all of the snow piled up around us, it had become an unintended commitment. I didn’t give it much thought. It just happened.
Mj PettengillMar 16, 20212 minHope and a Fallen RainbowWhen my oldest son was three years old, he was convinced that a rainbow had fallen into the puddle...
Mj PettengillMar 14, 20215 minIf It Is in You, PrayYes, the shadows are menacing, but we are equipped to find our way.
Mj PettengillMar 10, 20213 minWhere Do the Children Play? Re-memberingWe do not witness the atrocities connected to most of what we consume in our daily lives.
Mj PettengillMar 8, 20212 minYou Know the WayIf you have always relied on a lantern to see, it is time to extinguish it. You may have forgotten that you know the way.
Mj PettengillMar 2, 20212 minAn Avenging SpiritAt first, I thought it was a dream—the howling and rising pitch of the wind. Like an avenging spirit, it screeched over the rolling...
Mj PettengillFeb 28, 20214 minFrom the Author's Pen: When the Stories Find Me I must be ready to step into the truth. It is time to roll up my sleeves and be prepared to make my way through years of blood and guts.
Mj PettengillFeb 26, 20215 minBecoming Undaughtered: Part 2We are a sum of those fragments of ourselves that we may not even remember, and they are often fueling us.
Mj PettengillFeb 26, 20211 minA Patch of Old SnowThere's a patch of old snow in a corner That I should have guessed Was a blow-away paper the rain Had brought to rest. It is speckled...
Mj PettengillFeb 25, 20211 minwhat if a much of a which of a windE. E. CUMMINGS what if a much of a which of a wind gives truth to the summer's lie; bloodies with dizzying leaves the sun and yanks...
Mj PettengillFeb 24, 20212 minA New Face in the NeighborhoodTo me, the most incredible fact about opossums is that they consume thousands of ticks. I happen to live in a tick-infested area.
Mj PettengillFeb 20, 20216 minIt Doesn't Begin With YouIt’s human nature to believe that our circumstances are unique. To a degree, they are. For the most part, we have been here and done this...
Mj PettengillFeb 18, 20214 minDo Not Fear the DarkWhere do the mysteries begin and end? The answer is nowhere and everywhere.
Mj PettengillFeb 16, 20215 minThe Owl Told Me So: HealingMy native culture and traditions have taught me that the barred owl is a messenger, a bringer of wisdom.
Mj PettengillFeb 11, 20213 minLife to a Dying Willow TreeHarmony—the common roots that we share with others—will always prevail.
Mj PettengillFeb 9, 20213 minFrom 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.