Monthly Archives: September 2015

A Matter of Choice

In spite of all our aches and pains, we can still choose to make a great day! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged 50K, attitude, Ben Schears, Mud Run, races, running, soreness | Comments Off

I’m not sure whether it was the four miles of bluff trails or the nearly sixty-two years but either way: it was worth it! Continue reading →

Some moments are spectacular, some are simple and some are simply special. Let’s be grateful for all of them. Continue reading →

As long as we are willing to form new friendships, willing to love and be loved, we treasure the old and welcome the new. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Work | Tagged colleagues, Cowley College, Doniphan County KS, friends, friendship, new job, work | Comments Off

Andrew Carnegie made millions and donated millions. Our legacies may be born in other ways but that does not lessen their value. Continue reading →

Running hills is not easy but it is great exercise. And in Doniphan County, KS, it is also scenic. Continue reading →

When what we think we have to do keeps us from admiring and absorbing the beauty around us, we have become too busy. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beauty, El Dorado KS, Emporia KS, Flint Hills, hills, nature, prairie, prairie grass, sunset | Comments Off

Faded flowers, an empty room, thoughts of love and reflections on relationships… Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Poetry, Relationships | Tagged flowers, marriage, missing someone, moving, new home, new house, Randa Arnett, separation | Comments Off

A tiny bar and grill in a small town can be a mighty fine place to enjoy an evening with your son… assuming he’s at least 21! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships | Tagged Ark City KS, Arkansas City KS, bar and grill, karaoke, Mud Run, Sam Arnett, singing | Comments Off

Sometimes play leaves you more exhausted than work. Either way, good rest at the end of a hard day is a wonderful thing! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise | Tagged Burden Dayz, Burden KS, Jason O'Toole, Mud Run, obstacle course, Randa Arnett, rest, Winfield KS, work | Comments Off