Category Archives: Work

Tobacco Patch Seminary

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Doc Arnett

Some of the most profound religious admonition I ever heard was in a tobacco field in western Kentucky. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged A.V. Sims, admonition, Hoyt Fray, Hoyt Fray Adams, religious instruction, tobacco | 1 Comment

Tater Diggin’

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the dreading of a job is worse than the job itself. That might be true about digging potatoes… Maybe… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged digging potatoes, dread, potato fork, sore back, tater digger, work, worry | Comments Off

Beyond Repair

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes people (and God) go beyond simply repairing something; they make it even more beautiful than it was before. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged beyond expectation, Blanche Schmidt, broken ring, excellence, jewelry repair, Lucas Schmidt, Schmidt Jewelers, surpassing expectations | Comments Off

In Gratitude, Labor Day 2019

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Doc Arnett

In this age where it seems so many worship war and wealth, let us remember and honor those whose labor provides us with our food, our clothes, our shelter… and just about everything else that we have. Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Contemplations, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged appreciation, builders, gratitude, labor, Labor Day, laborers, workers | Comments Off

Of Work and Caring

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Isn’t it wonderful how just a few minutes of serious conversation can strengthen relationships? And how strong relationships improve a working environment? Continue reading →

Posted in Hospitals & Medical Care, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged caring, colleauges, conversation, friendship, friendship at work, strengthening relationships, time for knowing | Comments Off

Back in the Old Days

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

It’s not what it used to be and maybe it never was, but growing up on a farm and in my family provided a good, solid basis for the next of my life. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged country life, good old days, growing up on a farm, hard work, labor, nostalgia, rural life, values, west Kentucky | Comments Off

Bull-Ridin’ and Success

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Riding a bull takes a certain sort of courage but what makes a ranch–or most anything else–succeed is something else. Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Sports, Work | Tagged Bull Riding, courage, cowboy, determination, hard work, nerve, persistence, picture, success | Comments Off

Career Prep

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Doc Arnett

After watching a few hundred high school freshmen at the Career Expo, I thought about how little I knew at thirteen, and yet how important it was. Continue reading →

Posted in College, education, Higher Education, Work | 1 Comment