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Category Archives: Death & Dying
Virgel and Lucille
It was his goal to live to be ninety years old, a feat he accomplished early this year. But, it was not his goal to live as a semi-invalid. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged choice, comfort, conversion, death of a family member, death with dignity, dialysis, passing
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Walking the Olentangy on a Rainy Afternoon
There are many who die
in this notion of nature’s balance,
unaltered by willful compassion,
the greater preying upon the lesser
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Posted in Christian Living, Death & Dying, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged balance of nature, compassion, Great Heron, meekness, Olentangy River, preying upon the weaker
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When/When Solutions
Many of life’s little conflicts can be resolved when people are more interested in making things work than they are in making them difficult. Working things out is always greater honor to those we love than is making a stink in their name.
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged adapting, funeral, honoring the deceased, memorial, memorial service, problem solving
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Pnuema
We should not end this walk
in this world
only slightly charred
at the easy edges of unspent devotion
but rather so thoroughly given
and so thoroughly used
that at our leaving
all has changed to ash.
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged burning, devotion, faith, fire, kerosene, old stumps, stump burning
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Burn Pile
Five days later, the stump is still burning,
a slow smoldering of substance
still enough like wood to hold fire. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Farming, Nature, Poetry, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged burning, diesel, old stump, old trees, renewal, resurrection, transformation
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Taking Down the Old Elm
How like a man
anchored to his opinions
but long past feeling faith
is an old
dead
tree.
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged dead elm, dead tree, front loader, tractor, tree trunk, yard work
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Small Honor
Today, I would love to stay here for a few hours, sitting in the shade, talking quietly and resting. I would like to spend some time talking about my father who died two years ago on this day, remembering fishing trips and working on houses with him. That is what I would like to do. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged father's death, heat, heat wave, memory, peace, quiet time, quietness, relfection, remembering, weather, wisdom
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Fair Warning
Take a God like ours, a few good doctors and nurses and a bunch of people praying. Then add a woman who survived raising the four boys that she raised. Then… well, then, just don’t be too surprised at anything. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged determination, divine intervention, faith, healing, hospital, intervention, miracle, miracles, parents, prayer, surgery
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A Peaceful Joining
Her age, her history of colon problems and her recent episode of sickness have made her too weak for surgery. But her condition was worsened to the point that surgery is a lesser risk than the other. Such situations force families into decisions that twist heard and heart around each other, leaving neither at ease.
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Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged colon, colon surgery, comfort, death, dementia, elderly, friends, hospital, illness, prayer, sharing trials, sick mother, sick parent, surgery
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Closer Than We Thought
When we have a direct connection to those whose lives have been touched by some tragedy, our response, both emotionally and physically is very different. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged 4-wheeler, accident, accidents, ATV, brain trauma, four-wheeler, injury, love, prayer, tragedy
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 