Category Archives: Aging

Aging and caring for the aging

Making It Through the Muck

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Being laughed at by others wasn’t fun when I was six and not any more fun at sixty. But sometimes, it’s the last laugh that counts the most. Continue reading →

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I faced a bit of a dilemma last weekend. After getting news of my mother’s death early Thursday evening, I had to decide what to do about the mud run on Saturday for which I’d registered back in April. In … Continue reading →

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Never Her Own Person

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I can’t speak to her years of growing up, of being a teenager but I suspect that as the oldest of at least eight children, Mom probably never really had the chance to be a kid. If memory serves me … Continue reading →

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The Sharing of the Centuries

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Doc Arnett

For all of those who have shared, and will continue to share in these expressions of love and mercy, I give thanks. Continue reading →

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What Shall I Grieve?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Doc Arnett

My mother was granted release from the prison of flesh last evening. She was 99 years old and died peacefully with some family members present. Continue reading →

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Even in Darkness, Light

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Doc Arnett

One of Mom’s favorite scripture quotes is “all things work together for good for those who love the Lord.” Finding comfort in that today… Continue reading →

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At River’s Edge

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes in their last hours on this earth, it seems others can see things that we cannot… Continue reading →

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The Long Count

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Some folks go quickly, it seems like Mom is dying one pound at a time… Continue reading →

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Climbing Into My Father’s Lap

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, we can get closer to God by climbing higher. Continue reading →

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A Mighty Fine Weekend

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Doc Arnett

What’s better than a Fathers’ Day with three terrific sons, three wonderful daughters-in-law and thirteen grandkids? Why, I’d have to be just plain greedy to even think about answering that question!! Continue reading →

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