Tag Archives: determination

Brent Young, Rider for Christ

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Electrocution,
fibromyalgia,
divorce,
addictions,
disabilities,
and an even longer list
should someone want to twist
the meaning of his life
into the past fifty years
instead of the future. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged angels, bicycle, Brent Young, cycling, determination, faith, fibromyalgia, obstacles, riding bikes, testimony | 1 Comment

Faith, Hope and Love

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Doc Arnett

These old walls have withstood
a century of shaking and settling,
the rattles of wind and earth. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cracks, determination, faith, hope, lath, love, old houses, patching walls, plaster walls | Comments Off

Better Light

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Many days begin like this with us believing there is more beyond the walls and windows of our lives than what we can immediately see. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged calamity, cancer, catastrophe, confidence, darkness, dawn, determination, faith, hope | Comments Off

Hard Ground

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes we are called to a task
that we cannot quite complete
but must make a beginning,
leaving its finishing until
the soil is softer
or we are strengthened, Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged acceptance, challenge, Christian devotions, determination, driving posts, drought, effort, fencing, hard ground, heat, obstacles, persistence, setting posts, steel posts, t-posts | Comments Off

Valor vs. Discretion

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Doc Arnett

By ten o’clock, we were in the eighties and well on own way to a predicted heat index of a hundred-and-one. My occasional bits of work in the un-shaded parts soon had my clothes soaked with sweat. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports, Work | Tagged building deck, deck, determination, discretion, heat, sweat, training, wisdom, workouts | Comments Off

At the Corner of Royal and St. Peter

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Doc Arnett

She stands in the street,
heat and humidity of a New Orleans afternoon,
flailing at her guitar and wailing her song.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged begging, compassion, desperation, determination, faith, hope, musician, New Orleans, poverty, Royal Street, St. Peter Street, street performer | Comments Off

The Long Walk

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Another item on the list of things Barry has not been able to buy during his unemployment is the medicine he needs for some psychological issues. “When he’s on his meds, he does great,” his girlfriend explained. “When he ain’t, look out! He’s a real bear.” Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged determination, health care, lack of medicine, laziness, medicine, poverty, stereotypes, unemployment, work | Comments Off

Holding to Hope

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There is, sometimes,
a fine line between hope and madness,
a keen edge between the ledge of despair
and believing
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, belief, courage, despair, determination, evidence, faith, hope, optimism, surrender | Comments Off

A More Challenging Pattern

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Doc Arnett

In this one, I am reminded that we may, from time to time, find ourselves in the sublime pursuit of some goal or another that seems to elude, evade and otherwise overcome our finest efforts. We should not forget that in some of those situations in which it seems that what we are trying to do is quite impossible, there may be a simple explanation. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged determination, faith, perception, persistence, remodeling, removing wallpaper, stripping wallpaper, wisdom | Comments Off

Winning the Trifecta

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Doc Arnett

It was twenty-two years ago today that we began to make our way through this world together. The odds, some would say, so stacked against us that there was no way we would last more than a year or two … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged determination, divorce, lasting relationships, remarriage, secrets of happy marriage, wedding anniversary | Comments Off