Category Archives: Nature

Storm in the Forecast

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Do what you can, don’t be an idiot, and leave the rest of it up to God. Whether you’re talking about the weather or the end of the world as we know it! Continue reading →

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Fire and Ice

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Doc Arnett

How fine and peaceful The serenity of a frozen lakeOn a gray morningWhen thoughts of the dayAre slowly forming notions of what may comeAnd love lingers near the surfaceLike the glow of a shrouded sunWarming the motions of what must … Continue reading →

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Hard Frost

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Like frost melting from a metal gate on a cold but sunny morning, much of the kindness that we show carries no lasting trace… but is still worth doing. Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Dawn

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The soft glow of color on a cloudless morning provides a peaceful dawning for a day of Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

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A Lingering Glory

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Astonished by a glorious sunset that lasted for an hour, I cannot imagine the lasting glory of the new heavens and the new earth. Continue reading →

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An Almost Empty Nest

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Seeing a lone eagle in an old nest in the coming darkness nudges the longing for my grown children. Continue reading →

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A Touch of Fire

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A touch of fire singes the fringesOf the fraying edges of a cold gray dayIn the corner of Kansas. Thin bits of ice glaze the rails of the round penWhere the pair of geldings send steaming breathInto the last shredsOf … Continue reading →

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Mighty Fine Stuff

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I’m not sure exactly what it is that so draws me to making apple cider… it’s several things, I reckon. Continue reading →

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Plan C for Cider

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the day the Lord has made is so much better than the one you planned, you just feel plum loved! Continue reading →

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The Wonder of God

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Doc Arnett

In the working of God in creation, in the universe, and within my own heart and life, I am moved and humbled. I rejoice. Continue reading →

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