Category Archives: Death & Dying

Homemade Memories

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Is it a sign of hunger when a morning sky makes a man think of his Mom’s homemade apple cobbler? Yeah… but it might be for more than food… Continue reading →

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An Agonizing Victory

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Shot in the face and left for dead, Amanda Simpson not only survived, she left the hospital in time to attend the funeral of the man she loved. Continue reading →

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Conflicted Lives

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I have sometimes wondered what horrific anguish that must have been for Adam and Eve, to stand at the grave of their son and know that he died at his own brother’s hand. Continue reading →

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To Honor Those We Lose

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Though none can know the pain
exactly as it feels to you,
they know keenly that you feel it
and the ache they share is true. Continue reading →

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A Sharing of Grief

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Doc Arnett

In the aftermath of our greatest tragedies, it is not explanation that is most needed; it is the expression of love in comfort and sharing. Continue reading →

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Choices & Challenges

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Life isn’t fair, bad stuff happens, some of it hurts, pray hard and remember others. Continue reading →

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Answers

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Doc Arnett

No matter how little or how much we accomplish in life, it’s the answers to just two questions that matters. Continue reading →

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More Than “Brother Charlie’s Wife”

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Doc Arnett

One month ago today I sat in the chapel at JH Churchill funeral home in Murray, KY beginning what would be the family’s final good-by to our 99 year-old mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The service began with a song that … Continue reading →

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A Soothing Comfort

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Like a gentle dawning on a peaceful day, so is the comfort of those who love us in our times of grief. Continue reading →

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Second Time Around

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Is it complete ineptness, acute perfectionism or sheer insanity when you actually have to rehearse doing the Ice Bucket Challenge? Continue reading →

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