Category Archives: Family

Joy in the Mountains-Part II

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The starter, not wanting to burden some fit, well-prepared young group, tells me, “Just find a team of three people your age and run with them.” Continue reading →

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Fun in the Mountains-Part I

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I just spent three days of the most enjoyable visit I can remember with three of my siblings and the spouses of two of them. The pleasure of the visit was not rooted in nostalgia nor was it focused on entertainment or tourism. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged brother, cutting wood, dead branches, dead trees, Debee Arnett, Freeda Holladay, horses, mountains, North Carolina, Olian Holladay, Patsy Watson, Paul Arnett, sister, trimming trees, visiting family, Wilkes County | Comments Off

Mountaineer Mud Run

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

We are doing this to celebrate Freeda’s survival, to enjoy the blessings of family and to honor the memory of a man more inclined to deal with whatever life dished out rather than to sit around feeling sorry for himself. Continue reading →

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In Memory of Willow Long

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Somewhere inside us,
in that place where we keep such things
that we really don’t want to face
but must acknowledge,
we store the awareness
that the awful things that happen to others
could happen to someone we know.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Amber Alert, Ciara DeRyke, family, horror, Justin DeRyke, missing child, murder, murdered child, Watson Illinois, Willow Long | Comments Off

The Horse Whisperer

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Doc Arnett

He was Robert Redford’s model for the title role of the movie The Horse Whisperer as well as technical adviser on the film. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anniversary, better person, Buck Branaman, Chance Ridge, Elkhorn (NE), horse clinic, Horse Whisperer, marriage, Nebraska, Omaha, riding horses, training horses | Comments Off

For a Daughter, Five Hundred Miles Away

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Doc Arnett

How I wish that the peace of this night
could somehow soothe your heart
in the midst of this agony of betrayal and loss; Continue reading →

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A Leading to Service–Part I

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Lately, there have been so many “unusual” events in my life that it’s just downright exciting: getting Godly direction from a hitchhiker, having a wonderful blessing from taking in a cyclist… Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Even small things
must be done carefully,
else the good we intend
for those we love
will seem more like cursing than blessing. Continue reading →

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Fishing with the Grandkids

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I have long been mesmerized
by the magic of fishing,
spending long hours alone as a child,
contemplating the mystery
of what happened beneath the surface, Continue reading →

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Buddies

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Doc Arnett

No matter how lean the crowd or how scant the sermon, I can still rely upon a positive note at the close of our worship service, courtesy of one small member. Continue reading →

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