Category Archives: Family

Hard Times

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I look at him and see other old men that I loved. Men with hard hands and soft voices, men gentled by memory. Continue reading →

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Prisoners of Love

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Love delivered in some way other than according to the fantasy of the individual is not accepted, enjoyed or even acknowledged. Continue reading →

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Hope with Hot-Rize Plus

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Funny thing about hot bread in the oven when you open the back door on a cool, rainy evening after a long day at the office (or anywhere else): that aroma alone can make you think that there is good left in the world and that you might even get a piece of it. Continue reading →

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Signs of the Lack of Time

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Doc Arnett

But eventually, everything not cared for, not attended to, not nourished, shows the signs of lack.
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January Night

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

On such a night as this,
it is good to have a place
beyond the wind’s lancet,
a place where love is strong.
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Priorities

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Doc Arnett

At least every now and then, just being together ought to move up to the top of the Next Actions List.
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Elijah Daniel Switzer

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Doc Arnett

I hold Daniel a while longer, caressing him and these few moments, looking at him and cradling him in ways that my father never held my children. Continue reading →

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Bowl Games

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Somehow, it has always seemed that fathers need more forgiveness than grandfathers. Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Blessing

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Doc Arnett

The blessing of smiles and hugs at the front door,
the sound of laughter in the living room,
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Down by the Riverside

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Doc Arnett

To do justice often requires risk. And for the weak and frail, it is only by the love of others that they are able to prevail. Continue reading →

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