Category Archives: Family

Storm Sandy

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

We pray for those we love and for strangers, unknown masses. We pray for divine intervention, for mercy, for sparing and deliverance.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged autumn, caring, cyclone Sandy, faith in action, family, Hurricane Sandy, love in action, storms, weather | 1 Comment

On the Fifty-Yard Line

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Doc Arnett

In late afternoon on a day of increasing cloudiness, Randa and I sit at a middle school football game. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged comeback, football, losing, middle school, overcoming through Christ, salvaiton, vicarious victory, victory, winning | Comments Off

Cider Makin’ at the Old Folks’ Home

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It was a fine day for cider-making at the residential care facility, cloudy but warm with the full color of fall showing in the trees. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apple cider, cider making, cider mill, elderly, nursing home, old folks, residential care | 1 Comment

Data Driven Decision Making

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Any time that we do things that make people feel noticed, valued and appreciated, we contribute to making our place a better place to work. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged co-workers, colleagues, concern, concern for co-workers, concern for colleagues, improving the workplace, listening, sharing, workplace | Comments Off

An Appreciation

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes in the shadows of an open door,
we see something that we have never seen before,
or have seen a thousand times
and never noticed. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged care, coincidences, encouragement, faith, God's hand, guiding, hope, images, lifting, providence, serendipity, unseen forces | Comments Off

Negative Opportunity

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You will have at least one chance today,

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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anger, endure, forgive, forgiveness, kindness, opportunity, patience, retaliation, return good for evil, self-control | Comments Off

One Piece at a Time

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Whether you’re talking about mills or marriages, or a whole lot of other things, fixing one part is a start to things working better. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged apple cider, cider mill, fixing things, repair, repairing cider mill, replacement | Comments Off

“You ready to go home or do you want to fish a little while longer?” I asked Hunter, our thirteen-year-old grandson. The sun had gone down about a half-hour earlier and dusk was beginning to settle into the evening. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged bass fishing, Christian devotions, fishing, grandchildren, healing, hooks, removing a hook, removing a treble hook, sin, temptation | Comments Off

Finders, Keepers

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Doc Arnett

So, Gramma Randa being the imaginative woman she is and Hunter being over at our place yesterday, she suggested I take Hunter fishing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Atchison State Fishing Lake, bass, bluegill, Christian devotions, family, fishing, God, grandchildren, grandkids, grandsons, spiritual insight, summer | Comments Off

Battle at Randolph Creek

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I guess it might be a bit presumptuous to say the Lord was thinking of little boys when He made creeks. I think it would be fair, though, to say that there’s little else like a creek when it comes to entertaining a boy. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Blair, Blair Kansas, creek, Doniphan County, grandchildren, grandparents, growing up, having fun, kids, mud fight, Randolph Creek, summer, summer fun | Comments Off