Tag Archives: cold

A New Coat on a Cold Day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A young black man in a tattered jacket on a bitterly cold day turns a chance encounter into a deeper contemplation on kindness. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bitter cold, coat, cold, Frederick Avenue, Frederick Boulevard, kindness, pride, St Joseph MO, stranger, suspicion, wind chill, winter | Comments Off

A Good Start to a Cold Day

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Counting your blessings on numb fingers today? Good for you! Me, too. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, blading the driveway, blessings, cold, gratitude, snow, wind chill | Comments Off

A Strange November

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Doc Arnett

The bunnies are buying booties and the birds are sporting bonnets,
I just saw a fox run by with a thick fur coat upon it. Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arctic blast, children's poetry, cold, funny, God's care, providence, weather | Comments Off

Hickory Smoked Excuses

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Tired of the cold and the snow? Time to burn up the excuses and fire up some hickory smoked burgers! Continue reading →

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January’s Passing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even memory seems dulled
by the constant cold;
did the snows start in November
or was it even before that
this year? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cold, crescent moon, endurance, feeding horses, hope, moon, night, sky, winter | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged alfalfa, bitter cold, cold, feeding horses, hay, horses, sweet feed, wind chill, winter morning | Comments Off

Happy Hump Day

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A high of sixty degrees sounds mighty fine for the middle of December… but there’s an even better forecast for the days ahead for those who believe. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Nature, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cold, comfort, end of pain, forecast, freezing, rejoicing, warm, weather | Comments Off

Winter Blessing

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

To be safe in spite
of a sheath of ice
that covers everything visible
for hundreds of miles, Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessed, cold, gratitude, harsh weather, ice, ice storm, safe, warm, winter | Comments Off

Hang In, Hold On, and Let ‘er Rip, Tater Chip

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Doc Arnett

For some short season of disappointment, some brief testing, we usually figure we can just grit our teeth for a spell, clench the core muscles and hang on for a bit. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cold, cold front, cold spell, determination, encouragement, endurance, faith, hope, perseverance, weather, winter | Comments Off

A Good Thawing

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It takes a greater warmth
than slightly above freezing
to ease into these colder places
where fewer traces of sun
and warm breeze can reach. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged changing lives, cold, encouragement, friendship, growth, snow, spring, thawing | 1 Comment