Monthly Archives: August 2023

Wedding Waltz

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My good friend, Bill Jolliff, rightly observed nearly forty years ago, “We worry too much and dance too little.” Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Music, Spiritual Contemplation, Worship | Tagged Bride of Christ, celebration, dancing, David Ruis, heavenly waltz, waltz, We Will Dance | Comments Off

Yielding Toward Harvest

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The quiet beauty of a moonlit night washes over northeast Kansas. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged corn, fields, harvest, heavy dew, moon, moonlight, night scenes, northeast Kansas, pastures, resurrection | Comments Off

Good Fruit Takes Time

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes time for a honeydew melon to get fully ripe. It takes us a bit of maturing and growth to produce good fruit, too. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, food, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bearing fruit, fruit, fruit of the Spirit, patience, persistence, time | Comments Off

Down and Dirty

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“He knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.”
Isn’t that awesome?!! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged forgiveness, guilt, humility, judging others, judgment, mercy, shame, sin, truth | Comments Off

Ambitions for a Summer Day

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I love these cool August mornings and the beauty of their forming. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged August mornings, beauty, dew, farm chores, forgiveness, gratitude, pastoral scene, summer mornings | Comments Off

Song for My Dad

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“He’s Still My Dad,” song I wrote for my father after he passed away in 2009. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Charlie Arnett, Charlie F. Arnett, father's death, song | Comments Off

Migraines, Your Grains, and Our Gains

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes more than awareness of cause to find a solution but solution is darn near impossible with knowing the root cause! Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged allergy, antihistamine, awareness, cause and effect, headache, migraine, personal responsibility, polaramine | Comments Off

Extraordinary Lives

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Doc Arnett

With plenty of reasons and even more excuses for bitterness and resentment, Marjy Cottle chose grace, faith, and joy. She let go of the past and embraced her future. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering | Tagged attitude, disappointment, divorce, extraordinary lives, grace, happiness, hardship, joy, Marjy Cottle | Comments Off

Obstacle Course

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Doing a mudrun without any training isn’t the best way to go about it… but it can still be done… if you don’t quit! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged conditioning, exercise, facing life's challenges, Mud Run, mudrun, obstacle course, stamina, testing | Comments Off