Monthly Archives: March 2013

Driving Back from Little Rock

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Doc Arnett

watching my son
and my daughter-in-law
holding their newborn daughter

is somehow as precious to me
as holding her myself Continue reading →

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Insight

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

we were not made
for miles or moments
but for a life
that extends beyond life,
for existence that transcends living. Continue reading →

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Fashion Statement

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The last time I shaved my chin
was for my mother’s eightieth birthday; Continue reading →

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A Shower of Faith

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Doc Arnett

This was not a parody of optimism, an expression that hoped the heart would actually believe what was being said. This was a gift of faith, a genuine believing that what was hoped for would be received. Continue reading →

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A Good Thawing

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It takes a greater warmth
than slightly above freezing
to ease into these colder places
where fewer traces of sun
and warm breeze can reach. Continue reading →

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A Little Effort

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

If all of us who like to feel appreciated would deliberately spend a few minutes a day expressing it for others, there’d be a lot more appreciation in the world. And we might find out that showing appreciation feels at least as good as receiving it. Continue reading →

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Of Coming Light

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Just above the dark spreading form
of the cottonwood tree,
a quarter moon bleeds through
the thin drifting clouds. Continue reading →

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Winter Party

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Doc Arnett

With a big pile of branches at the bottom of the hill, six inches of snow on the ground, the temperature hovering around the freezing mark and no wind in the forecast, I thought Saturday evening would be the perfect time for a little family get together. Continue reading →

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Reflections Beneath the Snow

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Until these hearts of ours
are set free from fear of pain,
we will gain nothing
of all the grace and goodness that comes our way. Continue reading →

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