Category Archives: Death & Dying

The Two-Legged Turtle

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Doc Arnett

A little farm kid finds something unusual in a tiny pond and learns that good intentions don’t always lead to good results. Continue reading →

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Watching for the Bus

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Paul figured out that we could see the bus coming from a half-mile away… if we stood in the right place. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged being alert, family, farm, life, life changes, mortality, school bus, staying focused, Todd County KY, warnings, watching | Comments Off

The Comfort of a Cloudy Autumn Day

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Doc Arnett

In the muted colors of a cloudy autumn day, the Spirit speaks softly to the wounded heart, words of peace and comfort. Continue reading →

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Winter Is Coming

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Doc Arnett

There comes a certain morning when the chill air declares: winter is coming. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged aging, Calloway County High School, cancer, Danny Claiborne, Industrial arts, shop class | Comments Off

On Seeing Michael McCain for the First Time in Twenty-four Years

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Doc Arnett

He finishes parking his carAs I swing into the space beside himIn Don Senor’s parking lot. We trade one-armed man hugsAnd go inside to a booth near the back. It was hard to watch and hard to not see The … Continue reading →

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The Silence of an Entry Home

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Jeremiah has left for a whilelate in a Lord’s Day morning,taking Amos and Isla with him. Misty has taken Miah and tiny Ellisto go over to another daughter-in-law’s house for some professional baby pictures. I am left here alone for … Continue reading →

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Restless in Kansas

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Doc Arnett

The beauty of a still night, the ache of chronic pain, and a friend’s cancer diagnosis: all part of this life that I love. Continue reading →

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Of Rocks and Ripples

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Doc Arnett

As a kid, I used to be fascinated by the water the ripples would spread across a small pond when I tossed a rock into the water. Continue reading →

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Lessons from Lazarus-Part II

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

If you knew, really knew, that you would never truly die, what level of reassurance might that bring you? Continue reading →

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Song for My Dad

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“He’s Still My Dad,” song I wrote for my father after he passed away in 2009. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Charlie Arnett, Charlie F. Arnett, father's death, song | Comments Off