Category Archives: Farming

Dogs and Cats and Other Friends

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I always wanted a dog that would lie by my bed all night, making me feel safe and comforted. I still do… Continue reading →

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August Evening

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A cool breeze on an August evening brings a refreshing change to day’s ending. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, Farming, Nature, Poetry, Work | Tagged cool breeze, cool evening, evening, horses, pasture, seasons, summer | Comments Off

August Morning

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The morning sun barely burns through this morning fog, shaping a fiery red circle to the east… a smooth and easy beginning to this good day. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Doniphan County KS, fog, morning coffee, pastoral scenes, rural life | Comments Off

July in Doniphan County

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even on a day so hot it could sap a dead pine tree, there is beauty in simple routines. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry | Tagged dusk, evening, heat, horses, July, summer | Comments Off

Reflections on a Winter’s Night

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A three-quarter moon at the half point of night throws its bright light across the frozen grass. I walk out past the concrete sidewalk into the shadows of the birches crumpled on the leaves and small broken branches. A northwestern … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged caring, feeding horse, helping others, moon, philosophy, reflecting God's love, shadows, winter, winter night | Comments Off

Green Pastures

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Have you ever felt as happy as a horse in new pasture? Well, good for you!! Could others tell? Then, double-good! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, celebration, gratitude, horse grazing, horse running, horses, joy, pasture | Comments Off

True Grit

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Doc Arnett

A man who takes more pride in what his wife can do than he takes in what he can keep her from doing is more likely to have a longer life and to enjoy it more. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged careers, control, feminism, fulfillment, horses, Randa Arnett, Ruby Herndon Arnett, training horses, women, women's liberation | Comments Off

A Shifting of Seasons

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the shifting of the seasons comes so subtly you can barely tell; this was not one of those times! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apple cider, apples, autumn, changing seasons, corn, crops, fall, harvest | Comments Off

Evening Grazing

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Doc Arnett

It’s not the power of the fence but the choice of the horse that keeps him in the field… where he is safe and well-fed. Boundaries do not bind us; they protect us. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged boundaries, fencing, free will, horses, pasture | Comments Off

Storm Cloud Sunrise

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Doc Arnett

The same weather that produces bountiful crops makes for lots of mowing. Even a season of too much rain offers its own moments of beauty, though.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, blessing, crops, El Nino, harvest, strange summer, sunrise, wet weather | Comments Off