Her Faith Kept Her Free
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Before Death’s final blow, she was but a flower that never faded, showin’ me the fierceness of a mother’s love.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
Legends of the Little House
We were good girls breaking the rules, running around on the beach in the twilight hours in our pajamas.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
I Might Dream You Home
It’s been so long since you went away, my butterscotch curls are silver and gray.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min
A Feline's Gift in the Night
After all, she watches me unpack the shopping bags. I have a lot to learn about hunting.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
Until Then, the Angels Would Do
I admired the courage of the wayward girl, the one who left snow angels in our winter garden.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 min
A Hole in the Sky
It was a dream-filled night.
And I had lost my way.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
It is in Giving That One Receives
May we remember who we are as humans and only offer love and support or nothing at all.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Honoring Elders Project
As time marches on, it is clear that respecting and honoring our elders has waned into non-existence.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Marya of the Wood: The Song Will Carry Us Home
When a great divide becomes as vast as an ocean between us, decide that your anchor is a sail
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 18, 2021
- 3 min
A Path Adorned With Snow Angels: An Inmate's First Christmas
May we always care about the truth. And may we not allow fear to lead the way.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 16, 2021
- 7 min
No Snow for an Angel
It was well before daybreak, and the girls slumbered well. I was alert, and my nose was cold. I stared up at where I knew the boarded-up...
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
From the Author's Pen: Quoting Nellie
...bringing me home to Cold River.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
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.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas in the Village Studio Event / Books & Nature's Merries
If you are around the village over the weekend, please stop in.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Good Thoughts for Weary Minds
...may this food provide strength and energy for our tired limbs and good thoughts for our weary minds...
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 16, 2021
- 1 min
Where the Mind is Without Fear
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high...
Rabindranath Tagore
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
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Party Time for the Chipsters
How can you not love such darlings with their fat little cheeks full to exploding with nuts and seeds?
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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