Tag Archives: family

Watching for the Bus

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Paul figured out that we could see the bus coming from a half-mile away… if we stood in the right place. Continue reading →

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Working on Sam’s Cabin

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I am sitting on the steps of a small porch Of a small cabin tucked into the corner Of a big backyard in an old town in South Carolina. Coffee in hand on the last day in November, I am … 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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A Good Christmas

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Nothing about it was perfect: the weather, the food, the people. But all of us imperfect people enjoyed being together and that makes for a great Christmas. Continue reading →

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Reassurance & Redemption

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Doc Arnett

To hear the laughter of small children and to be a part of their delight must bring us closer to knowing God… Continue reading →

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He Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Guy Clark)

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Guy Clark is probably the best songwriter you never heard of… his music touched my live and the lives of my wife and my kids. Continue reading →

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These Treasured Moments

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Regardless of what occasion or event seems to draw us together, it is love that binds us to family and friends, love that endures beyond the moment. Continue reading →

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Night Planting

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes even after a long, tiring day, close conversation is better than sleep. Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Day

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The fading of day, the feeding of swallows, intimate conversation… a good ending to a good day.
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In Memory of Vachel Murphy

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the cruelness of cancer,
faith still holds in the passing,
shared lives still bear the blessing
of those who sleep in Jesus. Continue reading →

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