Home-Nest Farm Chronicles

“From the time of our birth in 1929, on the eve of the Great Depression, we’ve been filling a storehouse of memories with tales we’d like to pass on: tales of our childhood; of our meeting at college in 1947; of our courtship and marriage; of our ‘nesting days,’ as we raised a family; accounts of happy times and times of stress; and, for those who like a good ghost story, we tell a number of those, too.

 “Wise Solomon passed down a sure prescription for a strong relationship: add God to the equation and benefit from ‘…a threefold cord (that) is not easily broken.’ Our thankfulness for this third strand increases daily as we experience how it is being woven, ever more tightly, into our love for one another. Let us tell you a ghost story we especially treasure … a true story we simply can’t help but pass on.”

The authors are lifetime residents of Maine, the 6^th generation of eight that have called Home-Nest Farm their home. For decades, Arn and Leda Sturtevant have collaborated in preserving rich stories of their ancestors from pre-colonial days to the early 20^th century. Prior tales have been published in three abundantly illustrated books: Ripe Berry Moon, stories of Leda’s Native American Micmac roots; Tales from Labrador, stories of Arn’s family from pre-Revolutionary days to the 1900’s; Josiah Volunteered, a compilation of personal letters, diaries, poetry and rare early photographs, recounting a great grandfather’s Union Army service in the Civil War.

They call their books, Home-Nest Chronicles; and this latest volume, Cradle to Nest, gets very up-close-and-personal, as the authors’ spin their own stories from infancy …memories convincingly sharpened by scores of years of faithful diary entries, journals, correspondence and over 500 photographs that give solid credibility to fascinating, often near unbelievable tales of spiritual warfare and an abiding love.

Their life provides an unusual collection of strange, entertaining tales of psychic phenomena, hexes, ghosts, demons, exorcism, near-death and after-death experiences, all kinds of occult practices. One expects such subjects from Stephen King fiction … but not from real-life experiences of an otherwise seemingly normal couple: not from a bank president, respected for level-headed leadership in state and national endeavors; certainly not from a dedicated Christian mother, church organist and youth leader. God intervenes to save two souls, in the process saving a business and a marriage.

For those who scoff at the supernatural … for those who question the existence of demons, guardian angels, even God ... for those who lack satisfaction in a materialistic world and are looking for meaningful inspiration, the authors have a suggestion: “If our ghost stories promote an eerie sense of warm air being breathed down your neck, perhaps it’s time you turn around, face your stalker, and inhale!  A very real spirit named The Truth is chasing you down, seeking to solve your problem.” 

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