Category Archives: Relationships

Opportunity

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I encourage you to be the unexpected consideration, the unplanned but at least slightly appreciated kindness in someone’s day today. Continue reading →

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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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A Few Good Things

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Ought not a Christian nation
be the most humble on the face of the earth? Continue reading →

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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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One out of Three

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Doc Arnett

I like my sleep slow and deep,
drifting through the night
like white clouds in a high sky, Continue reading →

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The Blame Game

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes I take blame with a spoon and dish it out with a shovel. Other times, I feel as if I am the only common factor in all of the troubles I think I’ve endured. Continue reading →

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Hurricanes & Funerals

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Doc Arnett

It is a rare thing that evil inclinations turn to good in the face of adversity. Continue reading →

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