Category Archives: Family

I remember thinking in my much younger years that the Carpenter’s teaching on forgiveness was just one more example of how he required more of us than was humanly reasonable. Forgiving someone seventy times? In a day? Yeah, right.

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Winning the Trifecta

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Doc Arnett

It was twenty-two years ago today that we began to make our way through this world together. The odds, some would say, so stacked against us that there was no way we would last more than a year or two … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged determination, divorce, lasting relationships, remarriage, secrets of happy marriage, wedding anniversary | Comments Off

Bad Seed

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There are things that we all do in the closed circle of siblings or spouse or children that we keep hidden from the world. At least, we hope that they remain hidden. This curtain of secrecy is a part of the intimacy of family. It is always natural and often desirable. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bad seed, family secrets, intimacy, obedience, obeying Jesus, privacy, reaping what you sow, reputation | Comments Off

Good Works

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There are such moments as this
when hot coffee
and the quiet beauty of God’s still morning
shared in the refreshing softness
of a moon’s pale circle fringed with orange

is our purpose. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged clouds, conversation, moon, morning coffee, quietness, sharing, solitude | Comments Off

Small Honor

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Today, I would love to stay here for a few hours, sitting in the shade, talking quietly and resting. I would like to spend some time talking about my father who died two years ago on this day, remembering fishing trips and working on houses with him. That is what I would like to do. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged father's death, heat, heat wave, memory, peace, quiet time, quietness, relfection, remembering, weather, wisdom | Comments Off

Fair Warning

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Take a God like ours, a few good doctors and nurses and a bunch of people praying. Then add a woman who survived raising the four boys that she raised. Then… well, then, just don’t be too surprised at anything. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged determination, divine intervention, faith, healing, hospital, intervention, miracle, miracles, parents, prayer, surgery | Comments Off

A Peaceful Joining

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Her age, her history of colon problems and her recent episode of sickness have made her too weak for surgery. But her condition was worsened to the point that surgery is a lesser risk than the other. Such situations force families into decisions that twist heard and heart around each other, leaving neither at ease.
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Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged colon, colon surgery, comfort, death, dementia, elderly, friends, hospital, illness, prayer, sharing trials, sick mother, sick parent, surgery | Comments Off

Quick Visit

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Doc Arnett

A man whose child lies in critical condition will usually tolerate all of the support he can get. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged accident, affection, caring, critical condition, daughter, hosptial, ICU, injury, loving, man hug, parenting, visiting | Comments Off

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