Category Archives: Death & Dying

Small Honor

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Today, I would love to stay here for a few hours, sitting in the shade, talking quietly and resting. I would like to spend some time talking about my father who died two years ago on this day, remembering fishing trips and working on houses with him. That is what I would like to do. Continue reading →

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Fair Warning

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Take a God like ours, a few good doctors and nurses and a bunch of people praying. Then add a woman who survived raising the four boys that she raised. Then… well, then, just don’t be too surprised at anything. Continue reading →

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A Peaceful Joining

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Her age, her history of colon problems and her recent episode of sickness have made her too weak for surgery. But her condition was worsened to the point that surgery is a lesser risk than the other. Such situations force families into decisions that twist heard and heart around each other, leaving neither at ease.
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Closer Than We Thought

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Doc Arnett

When we have a direct connection to those whose lives have been touched by some tragedy, our response, both emotionally and physically is very different. Continue reading →

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Miscarriage

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

But how, then,

do we ease the pain of the loss

of the un-named child?
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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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Not Any, Not All

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Doc Arnett

None of it compares
to the glory

that shall be revealed
in us.

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Getting There

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Theology at times seems to me like trying to explain the universe to a tree frog. I have found faith much more satisfying than theology. Continue reading →

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Bargain Hunters

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I decided I didn’t want to leave this world with that much junk lying around for other people to have to deal with. Continue reading →

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A Slow Planting

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Doc Arnett

This body is not the substance of our immortality but is rather its seed. And no seed can bear its fruit until it has been planted. Continue reading →

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