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Cold Days and the Way of Faith

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Doc Arnett

These single digit temps cleaning up the horse pen remind me of bitter cold mornings in an unheated milk barn sixty-five years ago… and of how faith sustains us through all things. Continue reading →

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The Bitter Storms

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Doc Arnett

The longer I have lived the more I am convinced that it is not time that heals. It is, rather, the blending of choice and grace, a sort of submissive seeking of healing. Continue reading →

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Rescued

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Doc Arnett

Those who have escaped the aching aloneness of depression understand the value of connection. Continue reading →

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More Than Incidental Drift

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Doc Arnett

I reckon anyone who grew up in an old, cold house has a great appreciation for a good fireplace. Being reasonably close to warmth is a mighty fine thing on a cold day. Continue reading →

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The Blessings of Winter

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Winter brings both beauty and danger, pain and glory. Be careful and keep your eyes open… for both danger and beauty! Continue reading →

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Blessed & Afflicted

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Caring and devoted friends sure make a radical difference in helping us manage our afflictions… especially when we happen to be married to one of them! Continue reading →

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Against the Bitter Cold

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Doc Arnett

A double-digit below zero wind chill doesn’t remove duty and obligation… but certainly can affect the way we go about them! Continue reading →

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A Glaring Sun on a Frozen Day

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the view of a thing is better than the experience… yet even on a frozen day a grateful heart can find its way to giving thanks. Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged blading snow, clearing driveway, cold, snow, tractor, wind chill, winter | Comments Off

Cold Feet

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Milking in an unheated milk shed when it’s thirty degrees below freezing isn’t a lot of fun… but there are lessons to be learned. Continue reading →

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A Great Weekend!

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Doc Arnett

What do you call a man who drives through three hundred miles of winter storm to go to a football game when the wind chill is minus 17? “Blessed!!!” Continue reading →

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