Category Archives: Family

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 →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apple cobbler, cobbler, dawn, deceased parent, home cooking, memories, mother, peach cobbler, Ruby Arnett, sunrise, winter morning | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Amanda Simpson, Amber Cloclasure, Amy Clary, Andrew Clary, attempted murder, funeral, grief, Kim Whitsell, mourning, murder, New Life Church, overcoming, Rick Clary, Terry Whitsell | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Adam and Eve, Andrew Clary, Cain and Abel, forgiveness, funeral, healing, loss, moving on, murder, sorrow | Comments Off

Related by Choice

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Do you know any “step” parents who love as if they are “real” parents? They are!! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blood, blood relative, clan, east Kentucky, eastern Kentucky, homicide, Kentucky, Kentucky murder rate, kinfolk, loving, step parents, step-grandparents, stepkids | Comments Off

Ordinary Heroes

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It is not the rich and famous, the heralded and exalted that I admire; it is the ordinary people who bear up under the most hell-awful circumstances. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged admiration, admire, celebrity, celebrity worship, determination, hero worship, heroes, Kim and Kanye, ordinary people, resilience, rich and famous | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Andrew Clary, grieving, honoring the dead, Kim Whitsell, loss, memory, sorrow | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Amanda Simpson, comfort, Daron Simpson, Drakesboro Church of Christ, Faucett MO, funeral, grief, Holy Spirit, loss, murder, shooting, sorrow | Comments Off

Christmas Miracle-Part Two

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A little labor and a lot of love… both the givers and the receivers end up being blessed. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas gift, Christmas tree, generosity, gifts, giving, handmade gifts, receiving, woodworking | Comments Off

Christmas Miracle-Part One

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Doc Arnett

When a group of children are directed to think about what they will give for Christmas instead of what they want to get, something very wonderful happens. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged children, giving, Santa, sharing, social experiment | Comments Off

Gifts of Perception

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

There’s an art to giving… and to receiving. Sometimes the generation gap makes both arts more challenging. Here’s something I learned from my parents and my children… Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Browns Grove KY, Christmas, Christmas gifts, Coldwater KY, empathy, generation gap, gifts, giving, insight, Kentucky, perception | Comments Off