Category Archives: Family

Closer Than We Thought

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Doc Arnett

When we have a direct connection to those whose lives have been touched by some tragedy, our response, both emotionally and physically is very different. Continue reading →

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Miscarriage

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

But how, then,

do we ease the pain of the loss

of the un-named child?
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Walking Blind

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The God Who Loves Us comes to us, kneels beside us and touches us in gentle compassion and lifts us up to walk again. Continue reading →

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Good Help

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Yes, love takes a thousand forms. But it must take form of some kind. Love unshown is love unknown. Continue reading →

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Meditation on Darkness

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Doc Arnett

But I have had enough experience with the darkness to see its draw and understand that pain can reach a point where almost any risk seems worth taking. Continue reading →

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Horse Sense

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There’s always a reason for anything that other people do. Most of the time, that reason makes sense from a certain perspective. Continue reading →

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A Quiet Faith

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We will all, in whatever ways and with whatever responses, further experience the gleanings and meanings of this life we are given. Some carried in the soft breathing of loved ones’ sleeping and others in the prayers of early hours.
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Precious Memories

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I doubt that we have any notion at all of how many times we have been lifted up in his arms, how often he has tenderly closed his eyes and drawn us close, delighting in the closeness and aching for the day when we will see him as he is. Continue reading →

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Tall Grass

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Doc Arnett

While Grandpa shoveled out a trench for the foundation block, Susan sang and painted in the shade of a pine tree. Daniel went to sleep, soothed by the sounds and motions of his mother’s nearness.
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Getting There

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There is something about a happy baby that draws attention and touches people. Continue reading →

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