Category Archives: Farming

Fresh-Milled Memories

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I remember early autumns of my adolescence, helping make cider on the farm and in Kelvie Nicholson’s orchard, swapping turns at the heavy crank.

Tonight, for the first time, I miss my Dad.
Continue reading →

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Apple Time

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Doc Arnett

If you grew up in southern Kentucky during the 1950’s, there is an important distinction between “apples for the horse” and “horse apples.” Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apples, Arabians, feeding, feeding horses, horses | Comments Off

Horse Sense

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There’s always a reason for anything that other people do. Most of the time, that reason makes sense from a certain perspective. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Farming, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arabian horse, Arabians, empathy, horses, perspective, sympathy, understanding, understanding others, view point | Comments Off

Storm Change

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The late evening sun shone through the torn places in a slate blue cloud, forming fiery platinum rings at each hole. Continue reading →

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Rest That Works

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Even while we may continue in the midst of work, God often brings some sort of change that eases our burden. Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged Arabian horse, fencing, pasture, relief, rest, tension wire | Comments Off

Setting the Braces

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The edges blur
in this tired light
and I am ready for rest. Continue reading →

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Fencing the Horse Pasture

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The man who works with me
is not here because of pay or promise
but because of friendship, Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged digging post holes, friendship, helping, horses, pasture, postholes, power auger | Comments Off

Amish Hay

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Farmland spreads out for miles,
remarkably green in the heavy heat of August. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged alfalfa, Amish, children, christianity, God, hauling hay, hay, heat, leading, light, religion, scripture, summer | Comments Off

Dark Waters

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The breach sent floodwaters rolling across fertile farmland and forced residents of the area to leave. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged flooding, floodwaters, God, levee breach, levees, perception of God, rivers | Comments Off

A Slow Planting

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Doc Arnett

This body is not the substance of our immortality but is rather its seed. And no seed can bear its fruit until it has been planted. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged dying, farmers, frail, hope, planting, poor health, resurrection, slow death | Comments Off

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