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Category Archives: Metaphysical Reflection
Supercell
The beauty and power of a summer storm hold both promise and threat. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged cumulonimbus, daily bread, fear, power, storms, summer storm, supercell, thunderstorm
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Nightfire and Sunrise
The slow colors of a low fire, a light breeze, and time shared with someone you love… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged fire, marriage, patio, Randa Arnett, sunrise
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Planting in the Hard Places
An old parking lot seems an unlikely spot for a tomatoe garden… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged challenges, garden, gravelly soil, obstacles, planting, planting in tough places, rocky dirt, tomatoes
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Mowing Pasture
What looks like nothing but weed infested pasture could be abundant hayfield… given enough work and God’s blessing. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged brome, bushhog, bushhogging pasture, hay, mowing pasture, regeneration, rehabilitation, sumac, weeds
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Reflections on a Spring Morning
A complex mixing of elements, plants and creatures creates harmony in nature that teaches us about our own relationships. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged acceptance, diversity, harmony, unity
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Unexpected Life
It seems little short of a miracle that a “dead” branch could generate a green sprout a year after being cut up into firewood! Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged broken branch, dry wood, life, new growth, regeneration, sprout, storm damage
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Spring Serendipity
It seemed like a perfect case of people going their separate ways, without anger, malice aforethought, or even the slightest bit of irritation. In fact, it seemed perfectly amicable. Randa’s friend Eileen had asked her to go with her to … Continue reading →
Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Motorcycle, Nature, Relationships
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Tagged Doniphan County Kansas, motorcycle ride, motorcyle, northeastern Kansas, serendipity
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After the Barn
It’s easy to clean off your boots when it’s all dry and dust. Easy to cleanse your soul… except when it’s not. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged confession, depression, hard times, muck, mud, renewal, repentance
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A Moment of Seeing
Even though brief, the illumination of long slants of early sun provides vision that lasts throughout the day. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged dawn, Doniphan County, Doniphan County KS, farm scene, fox, morning, the golden hour
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Signs and Wonders
I love the way wet snow shows which way the wind was blowing during the storm… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged rural scenes, snow, snowstorm, wet snow
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 