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Mj Pettengill
May 11, 20243 min read
A Call for Peace
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy, and patience.


Mj Pettengill
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Blaze a Trail of Compassion
The original blog was replaced with a simple poem. Here's why...

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
May 9, 20213 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!"
Julia Ward Howe, 1870

Mj Pettengill
May 9, 20203 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
May 31, 20183 min read
Remembering the Poor : A Tribute
CARROLL COUNTY FARM CEMETERY 1870 — Beyond the mournful numbers, lie no more grief or fear. No sad or sweet thoughts linger, for those...


Mj Pettengill
May 13, 20183 min read
The Original Mother's Day Proclamation: Call for Peace
What is Mother’s Day? There are endless possibilities. I will bypass Mother Earth [this time] and focus on the actual holiday itself....


Mj Pettengill
Dec 14, 20172 min read
“The Angels' Lament” Etched in Granite Historical Fiction Series (2) Available Now!
In “Etched in Granite,” we came to know Abigail, Silas, Nellie, and the others. Their tales, carefully woven together, bound by their...


Mj Pettengill
May 8, 20172 min read
Garden Tears: Never Underestimate the Rain
Rain is my constant companion. Although nearing mid-May, I continue to carry wood to keep the fire burning in the kitchen stove. I refuse...


Mj Pettengill
Dec 24, 20162 min read
The Kiss: A Christmas Story
"O Holy Night" is significant to me and my family. It was very important to my father, because he sang it in his youth as a soloist at...


Mj Pettengill
Nov 3, 20163 min read
A Pure, Unshakeable Reflection
As time marches on, much of this cultural narrative remains ageless.


Mj Pettengill
Aug 15, 20153 min read
The Health Benefits of Corn Silk
The steady song of the cicada emerges in August, signaling the winding down of the summer season. Family and friends gather together and...


Mj Pettengill
Aug 13, 20154 min read
The Journey Continues
After the loss of my father, I was in a place of sadness and mourning, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a fluttering of orange ...


Mj Pettengill
Sep 18, 20144 min read
Welcome
How can we really know who we are? We may think that we know, but everything is subject to change. This is what I have observed. I am a...

Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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