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Category Archives: Death & Dying
The Farrier’s Passing
In the twilight shadows below a great cottonwood tree, we fed the horses and remembered the farrier who had tended to their feet for us. Continue reading →
Posted in Death & Dying, Farming, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged autumn, cancer, death, dying, farrier, feeding horses, horse, horses, Lewis Johnson, moon, moonlight, moonrise, ranching, trees
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Tough Transitions
While I don’t know of a good way to lose a loved one to death, some are certainly worse than others. In all cases, God’s grace and mercy sustain us. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering
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Tagged cancer, comfort, death, dying, faith, grief, hope, life, loss, love, protracted suffering, tragedy, trauma
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A Mid-Summer’s Memory
The eruption of pastel trumpets on long slender tubes of green reminds me of my father’s passing, sixteen years ago. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged casket, Charlie Arnett, death, dying, farming, flowers, gardening, life, Nakes Ladies, shrine, Surprise Lilies, tribute
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The Brother We Never Knew
My oldest brother lived only a few hours. For fifty years, he was un-named and lay in a tiny grave marked only by a small metal marker that said, “Arnett-Infant Son.” Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Poetic Contemplations, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged anniversary of death, Arnett, baby grave, Charlie Arnett, family, grief, infant death, life, loss, love, marker, Reuben Arnett, Ruby Arnett, siblings, sorrow, west Kentucky
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Black Sabbath-II
A reflection on the hopelessness the disciples experienced on the day after the death of the Messiah… and before his promised resurrection. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged after the burial, aloneness, before the resurrection, day of mouring, death of Christ, death of Jesus, despair, faith, grief, heartache, mourning, promise, prophecy
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The Two-Legged Turtle
A little farm kid finds something unusual in a tiny pond and learns that good intentions don’t always lead to good results. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Farming, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering
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Tagged caring, motivation, motives, nature, painted turtle, pond, racoon, red-eared turtle, travel, turtle, turtles, west Kentucky, wildlife
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Watching for the Bus
Paul figured out that we could see the bus coming from a half-mile away… if we stood in the right place. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged being alert, family, farm, life, life changes, mortality, school bus, staying focused, Todd County KY, warnings, watching
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The Comfort of a Cloudy Autumn Day
In the muted colors of a cloudy autumn day, the Spirit speaks softly to the wounded heart, words of peace and comfort. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering
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Tagged autumn, colors of fall, comfort, fall, Holy Spirit, northeast Kansas, peace, Spirit, the Comforter
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Winter Is Coming
There comes a certain morning when the chill air declares: winter is coming. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged aging, Calloway County High School, cancer, Danny Claiborne, Industrial arts, shop class
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On Seeing Michael McCain for the First Time in Twenty-four Years
He finishes parking his carAs I swing into the space beside himIn Don Senor’s parking lot. We trade one-armed man hugsAnd go inside to a booth near the back. It was hard to watch and hard to not see The … Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering
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Tagged death, faith, grief, loss, old friends, separation, sorrow
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 