Category Archives: Family

From Fear Into Faith

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Doc Arnett

The only reason I finally got on a roller coaster when I was thirty years old was so that my kids wouldn’t be afraid to ride… or know that I was! Continue reading →

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Lonely Roads, Close Companions

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Nearly all of our traveling has a destination of one sort or the other but it is the visiting that makes the better part of some trips. 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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A Mighty Good Get-Together

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Good food and good friends make for good times, especially when those friends are also family. Continue reading →

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Courting Miah

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes we visit in order to be entertained and amused. Sometimes, it’s way more precious than that… Continue reading →

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Harmony

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I cannot adequately describe the delight I take in sharing music with my children… but I have to try. Continue reading →

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Playing in the River

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I don’t know how old you have to be before playing in a river isn’t fun… but it must be a lot older than sixty! Continue reading →

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Moments of Meaning

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Moments of joy, moments of pain, moments of great satisfaction. It is their sum that makes our lives and we would not be the same if a single one of them was missing. Continue reading →

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Following the Trail

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Doc Arnett

A spring hike in a Kentucky woods with two daughters and five grandchildren stirs old memories and forms brand new ones; all of them are good! Continue reading →

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