Tag Archives: roses

A Hope of Roses

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even when it seems that all that shows is hopeless, hope yet lies beneath the surface. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged hope, miracles, pruning, restoration, roses, spring | Comments Off

A Closer Witness

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There is no sense of sky this morning,
just a low-lying grayness that closes in,
shutting off the sense of anything
beyond the near bluffs and hills
just past the creek. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beauty, dew on rose, northeast Kansas, optimism, perspective, rain, raindrops on a rose, rainy morning, roses, sadness, seeing what is near | Comments Off

Purpose Driven Life

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Spring has surged
so green and sudden
that the Bradford pears
have already gone
from bloom to leaf. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Gardening, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bearing fruit, blooming, crabapple, fruit trees, gardening, nature, peach tree, planting, roses, spring | Comments Off

Multi-Tasking

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Doc Arnett

With the low last night in the mid-sixties, this morning was just right for a bit of garden work in the early hours between dawn’s easy light and the cresting of the sun. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Gardening, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blooms, communication, gardening, prayer, roses, spouse, talking to God, trimming roses | Comments Off

Morning Talks

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The roses are blooming, finally. A few days of sunshine and warm temperatures coaxed the buds into their pleasing burst. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged breakfast, Christ, communion, dawn, flowers, gardening, morning, prayer, relaxing, roses | Comments Off