Category Archives: Nature

Beyond the Struggle

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I sometimes struggle to release myself from my own plans and believe that he has included me in his. Beyond that struggle lies the place where peace passes understanding and where I can live the abundant life.

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Looking Toward Day

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Inconvenience is so much less trying than tragedy and aggravation easier to negotiate than catastrophe.
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Multi-Tasking

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Doc Arnett

With the low last night in the mid-sixties, this morning was just right for a bit of garden work in the early hours between dawn’s easy light and the cresting of the sun. Continue reading →

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Still Taking Chances

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We ought, I think, embrace the risk of loving rather than choosing the safe loneliness of insulation. Continue reading →

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Dark Waters

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The breach sent floodwaters rolling across fertile farmland and forced residents of the area to leave. Continue reading →

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Time for Pruning

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is often easy to make the wrong snip, to take away what could have soon been lovely. Continue reading →

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Window Watching

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In a world where the ordinary can become spectacular, yet last only an instant, we ought to live with our eyes open. Continue reading →

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Enjoying the Garden

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We sat in the slight darkness on the sun porch, eating our toast and eggs, watching hummingbirds dispute access privileges at the sugar water dispenser near the bee balm and butterfly bush.
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Sensing the Storm

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There was a darkness that seemed too sudden to be natural just before the rain began. Tree branches bent wildly as a tremendous gust shook the windows and swirled brackets of rain around the building. Continue reading →

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Morning Talks

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The roses are blooming, finally. A few days of sunshine and warm temperatures coaxed the buds into their pleasing burst. Continue reading →

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