Tag Archives: family

Warrior Dash Tennessee

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I doubt that a three-mile mud run fits everybody’s idea of family fun but there’s a more important race that we all run together. Continue reading →

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Lonely Roads, Close Companions

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Nearly all of our traveling has a destination of one sort or the other but it is the visiting that makes the better part of some trips. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Alabama, driving, family, father, father-son talk, Mississippi, son, talking, traveling, US-45, visiting | Comments Off

A Fine Moment

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Covered with mud, standing with my kids and surrounded by strangers, muscles tired and sore, sprained ankle aching… and having a great time! Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged Ben Arnett, family, fun, Mud Run, obstacle course, Sam Arnett, Sara Bynum, togetherness, Warrior Dash, Warrior Dash Texas | Comments Off

In Memory of Willow Long

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Somewhere inside us,
in that place where we keep such things
that we really don’t want to face
but must acknowledge,
we store the awareness
that the awful things that happen to others
could happen to someone we know.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Amber Alert, Ciara DeRyke, family, horror, Justin DeRyke, missing child, murder, murdered child, Watson Illinois, Willow Long | Comments Off

A Good Winter’s Night

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Doc Arnett

We spent Sunday evening at Randa’s brother’s house, having been enticed by Cheryl’s offer of ham and bean soup. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bean soup, cold, family, frost, ham and beans, ice crystals, visiting, winter, winter night | Comments Off

Good Gifts

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Randa and I have joined four of my kids and their families for a Christmas get-together at the oldest son’s house near Clarkesville, Tennessee. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged Christmas visits, daughter, family, father's pride, get-together, guitars, Music, pride, singing | 1 Comment

Storm Sandy

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

We pray for those we love and for strangers, unknown masses. We pray for divine intervention, for mercy, for sparing and deliverance.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged autumn, caring, cyclone Sandy, faith in action, family, Hurricane Sandy, love in action, storms, weather | 1 Comment

Finders, Keepers

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Doc Arnett

So, Gramma Randa being the imaginative woman she is and Hunter being over at our place yesterday, she suggested I take Hunter fishing. Continue reading →

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A Small Triumph

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It is the day of the Warrior Dash, another hot day in late June in central Kentucky. For the last six weeks, there hasn’t been a night that I have not awakened, thinking about this event. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged cross country, exercise, family, heat, Kentucky, middle age fitness, preparation, racing, Warrior Dash | Comments Off

An Ancient Art

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

My third son, Daniel, has been the premier outdoorsman of the family since his youth. His dedication has cultivated a skill level that rivals that of anyone I’ve ever met. Although we have fished together since he was a kid, this is the first time we’ve ever been on a hunt together. Continue reading →

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