Monthly Archives: September 2019

A Few Miles West of Medicine Lodge

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Small buttes, little mesas, red bluffs rising above miles and miles of open range–are you sure this is Kansas, Dorothy? Continue reading →

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Sharpening the Axe

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Doc Arnett

A borrowed ATV covered with mud and a faucet with no handle: recipe for frustration? Nah, God’s got this! Continue reading →

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Itty Bitty Miracles

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Doc Arnett

How big does a miracle have to be to be a miracle? Continue reading →

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Listening to the Leading

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Doc Arnett

There are times when we feel a tugging to do something good. Even when you can’t explain it, do it! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged "Light the Fire Again", Brian Doerksen, encouragement, intuition, leading, leading of the Spirit, listening to the leading, refreshing, renewal, revival, song | Comments Off

The Rest of the Ring Story

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Solomon wrote “There is a time to search and a time to give up searching.” He didn’t say either would be easy. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged a time to search, digging through the trash, giving up, giving up wisely, lost wedding band, wedding band | Comments Off

New Ring, Old Promises

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, the value of a thing is not in itself but in what it represents. I think that’s especially true of wedding bands. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged lost ring, marriage vows, promises, reminders, silicone wedding band, wedding vows | Comments Off

The Strother Martin Wedding Band

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Doc Arnett

You ever figure out that you’d failed to share that conversation inside your head that you’d been having with someone else ? Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged communication, perspectives, rings, silicon wedding band, silicon wedding ring | Comments Off

Beyond Repair

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes people (and God) go beyond simply repairing something; they make it even more beautiful than it was before. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged beyond expectation, Blanche Schmidt, broken ring, excellence, jewelry repair, Lucas Schmidt, Schmidt Jewelers, surpassing expectations | Comments Off

A Tight Band

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, in order to save something of greater value, we have to sacrifice something of lesser value. Better to give up a wedding ring than lose a finger. Continue reading →

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Cool and Soothing Waters

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Taking a break from work to share a dip in a mountain stream with my son: priceless. Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Atascadero, father and son, mountain pool, mountain stream, mountains, moving, Toro Creek Road, wildlife | Comments Off