Tag Archives: expectations

Blessed Beyond Belief

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Realizing that I can choose any one of three bathrooms in our house made me remember we didn’t even have an indoor bathroom! So many things to be grateful for… Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, bathroom, expectations, family, gratitude, growing up, home, negative thinking, outhouse, Todd County KY | Comments Off

A Good Hike, Unruined

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Doc Arnett

It is a good habit in life to refuse to let disappointment ruin good experiences. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Bluff Woods, Bluff Woods MO, disappointment, expectations, experience, goals, hiking, hunting mushrooms | Comments Off

A Unilateral Truce

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Doc Arnett

It might be that showing mercy to ourselves frees us to show greater mercy to others… Continue reading →

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Plan B

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Most often, doing something is far more productive than lamenting the distance between what we had hoped for and the reality of our lives. Continue reading →

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