Author Archives: Doc Arnett

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About Doc Arnett

Native of southwestern Kentucky currently living in Ark City, Kansas, with my wife of twenty-nine years, Randa. We have, between us, eight children and twenty-eight grandkids. We enjoy singing, worship, remodeling and travel.

Fare Thee Well

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Doc Arnett

A heavy sky hung like the dome of a bell, cold and gray at the narrow part of the day. Only a thin edge of light lay along the southern circle of the sky, just between earth and darkness. As … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Praise

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

White stems of frost mark the whiskers of the horse around his nose where moist breath has frozen to the nearest available condensing point. He nickers as I walk along the snow-crusted grass path to the shed.

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Geographical Gratitude

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We will move like magic on the face of the pond and lake and laugh at the dog while we make geometric figures. Continue reading →

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Warm Comfort

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

But the call of love, the call of Christ, the call of service, often moves us beyond the comfortable. Continue reading →

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Vicarious Blessing

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

My, what a God-beautiful day it was yesterday! Crystal clear air, warm sun after a frosty morning and skies that invite one to head out hiking to no particular place. Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Evening

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In my fifty-plus years of sunsets and shadows, I’ve never seen a more impressive play of light and tone, spectacular in its subtleness. Continue reading →

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Night Clouds

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Even in the coming of cold and rain, there may be some quiet gain of beauty, if we will but stand still for a moment. Continue reading →

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Autumn Snapshot

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I cap the bottle and set it under the window, turn back to my work, giving silent praise for God’s good beauty that brings us rest and refreshing, even in the midst of our labors.
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Making It Better

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Doc Arnett

One of the great perils of remodeling is tearing out something that you think is in bad shape; you may very well find something in even worse shape behind, over or under whatever it was that you first tore out. … Continue reading →

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Fresh-Milled Memories

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I remember early autumns of my adolescence, helping make cider on the farm and in Kelvie Nicholson’s orchard, swapping turns at the heavy crank.

Tonight, for the first time, I miss my Dad.
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