Category Archives: Relationships

A Soothing Stream, A Healing Flow

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Doc Arnett

It is a challenge–and well worth the effort–to keep our hearts pure yet still open to offer hope and solace to a bruised and aching world. Continue reading →

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The Trust Fall

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Which requires greater trust: putting your life in the hands of a skydiver or placing your eternal soul in someone else’s care? Continue reading →

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Marking the Passing

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Among the things I’d planned for my Fourth of July, helping with Wilberta “Billie” Jane Kelly’s funeral wasn’t one of them. It was an honor that my plans got changed! Continue reading →

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Evening Serenade

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Grown kids and growing grandkids, guitars and singing in a back yard in the shade in the fading part of a summer day feels like family and seems a bit like immortality. Continue reading →

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Academic Retreat

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Even in intellectual settings, it is the caring for one another that matters most and helps us focus together on the work that we share. Continue reading →

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Road Hazard

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Doc Arnett

If some small inconvenience on our part makes things better for other folks, isn’t it worth doing? Continue reading →

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Kindness on Cowley 20

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Having a bike ride interrupted by an act of kindness on a hot day made for a better day! Continue reading →

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So Many

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Isn’t it intriguing that living on the same planet, dealing with the challenges of life, causes some people to wilt and others to flourish and grow stronger? Faith, hope and love… Continue reading →

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Of Paradox and Pleasure

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Isn’t it amazing how something that happened years ago seems like yesterday and something last week seems years ago already? Continue reading →

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Beyond Common

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Doc Arnett

We need those special incidents that help us to be aware of others’ love for us and to be aware of our love for them. Continue reading →

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