Tag Archives: beauty

A Blessing of Gray

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There’s a long, winding line of willows and cottonwood running along the river where the Wolf makes its way toward the Missouri. Continue reading →

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A Quiet Praise

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

White stems of frost mark the whiskers of the horse around his nose where moist breath has frozen to the nearest available condensing point. He nickers as I walk along the snow-crusted grass path to the shed.

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Geographical Gratitude

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We will move like magic on the face of the pond and lake and laugh at the dog while we make geometric figures. Continue reading →

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Vicarious Blessing

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

My, what a God-beautiful day it was yesterday! Crystal clear air, warm sun after a frosty morning and skies that invite one to head out hiking to no particular place. Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Evening

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In my fifty-plus years of sunsets and shadows, I’ve never seen a more impressive play of light and tone, spectacular in its subtleness. Continue reading →

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Autumn Snapshot

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I cap the bottle and set it under the window, turn back to my work, giving silent praise for God’s good beauty that brings us rest and refreshing, even in the midst of our labors.
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Vicarious Splendor

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It’s Thursday morning now and I’m still not ready to roller skate my way through a buffalo herd, but at least I can walk in the general direction of where I’m aiming. Continue reading →

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Truth and Beauty

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Apparently, Randa and I are now feeding approximately half of the hummingbird population in northwest Missouri. Continue reading →

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Promise in the Clouds

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There are wonders beyond our explanation that though inexplicable can yet be definitely experienced or otherwise witnessed. Continue reading →

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Look Over There

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Doc Arnett

When we are made no longer subject to the nuances of this world and its ways and when all that causes death and decay has been done away, in that Day, we will know fully the joy that we have only tasted, that which stays.
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