Category Archives: Farming

Morning Duty

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even something as simple as feeding a horse can give us the chance to appreciate the beauty of a winter morning. Continue reading →

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A Pale Sun

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Doc Arnett

It doesn’t take much wind
to put an ache in your hands
when the temperature lands
in the area of minus double-digits: Continue reading →

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Horse Sense

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, it’s a little hard to predict what something or someone else will like. For instance, who would guess that a Rocky Mountain gelding would love mulberry bark? How do you see that coming? Continue reading →

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A More Accurate Account

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Doc Arnett

While childhood stories might become “fantasized” to some degree, our personal testimony should never be glorifed. Sometimes, we wrestle with demons. Sometimes, we lose. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged Christian witness, dairy farm, growing up, honesty, memories, Paul Arnett, religion, testimony, Todd County KY | Comments Off

More Than Silver, Better Than Gold

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It’s hard to find a reward that goes much beyond the genuine joy of a grateful child. Continue reading →

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The Last Good Apple

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Pausing in between the pounding of posts
and the stretching of wire,
I saw a small hint of fire flaring
from the dark greens of late leaves
in the old apple tree in the pasture. Continue reading →

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A Changing of Seasons

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Something like the feel of fall
came calling yesterday:
a less than pleasant wind
sending its north chill
sprawling through the afternoon, Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged fall colors, harvest, horse pasture, making the most of time, opportunity cost | Comments Off

A Touch of Sun

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Out past Bendena,
just as I reach the low spot between slopes
and head back uphill,
the sun spills through an opening in the trees Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged autumn, Bendena KS, combines, combining, corn, cutting beans, Doniphan County KS, harvest, northeast Kansas, shelling corn, soybeans | Comments Off

The Smell of Dreams

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Doc Arnett

After learning to ride almost before she learned to walk and having to give up her horse when she was fifteen, it took Randa forty-five years to get back to this dream. Continue reading →

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Sunday Afternoon Tea Time

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

In this two hours’ time, we learn more about each other than in two years of church meetings. Continue reading →

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