Category Archives: Relationships

Hunting the Easter Money

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Finding gifts that we never outgrow takes a bit of imagination. As anyone who has discovered grace will tell you, the looking is worth the effort. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged children, Easter, Easter egg hunts, Easter eggs, Gage Reed, grace, grandchildren, growing up, Hunter Reed, resurrection, rite of passage, rituals, Santa Claus | Comments Off

Beyond Sugar and Chocolate

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Yes, there is love that goes beyond sugar and chocolate… but sugar and chocolate are a real good start, don’t you think?! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged candy, chocolate, food, food as sympathy, homemade chocolate candies, in-service, sharing, South, sugar | Comments Off

Mirror, Mirror, in My Desk

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the old days, love managed to find its way around the rules. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Betty Sharp, Dale Sharp, Doniphan County KS, falling in love, Golden Anniversary, old school, old schoolhouse, Randolph Creek, Randolph Road, wedding | Comments Off

Family Prayer

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Bound together in love and faith, a family faces a loved one’s uncertain future. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged faith, family members, healing, hospital, Mary Johnson, sickness, Vachel Murphy | Comments Off

Holding Tight on the Long Nights

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Like old oak trees holding to dead leaves on a winter night, a good stubbornness can carry us through the tough times. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged elderly couples, night, old lovers, snow, trees, woods | Comments Off

A New Coat on a Cold Day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A young black man in a tattered jacket on a bitterly cold day turns a chance encounter into a deeper contemplation on kindness. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bitter cold, coat, cold, Frederick Avenue, Frederick Boulevard, kindness, pride, St Joseph MO, stranger, suspicion, wind chill, winter | Comments Off

Fine Dining in Arkansas

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Doc Arnett

There must be hundreds of great places to eat in Arkansas. This wasn’t one of them. Still… we should do good for others… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas, bad cooking, bad food, black teeth, bless those who despitefully use you, dining, dining experiences, returning good for evil, ribeye, server, steak, steak house, Valentine, Valentine's Day, waitress | Comments Off

I’ve Felt Worse…

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Having someone to help you when you’re sick is a wonderful blessing. Having someone save you from Hell is even more of one. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged aches, flu, help when you're sick, illness, Jesus, love and duty, sacrifice, salvation, Shel Silverstein A Boy Named Sue, sick, vomiting | Comments Off

Seed Money

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Gratitude, planning, dedication, purpose: that’s a good combination at any age and I’m delighted to see it in our granddaughter! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Christmas gifts, granddaughter, grandkids, gratitude, oatmeal cookies, planning, purpose, roasted peanuts, stewardship, thank you card, thank you letter | Comments Off

Homemade Memories

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Is it a sign of hunger when a morning sky makes a man think of his Mom’s homemade apple cobbler? Yeah… but it might be for more than food… Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apple cobbler, cobbler, dawn, deceased parent, home cooking, memories, mother, peach cobbler, Ruby Arnett, sunrise, winter morning | Comments Off