Tag Archives: farm life

Berry Pickin’

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Doc Arnett

In spite of very strict rules forbidding such, my mom used to wear pants when she’d go blackberry picking back in the Fifties and Sixties. It was, I think, a wonderful application of the concept Jesus taught when he said, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”

But she did wear a dress over the pants! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, food, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged berry picking, blackberries, family, farm life, Fifties, grace, judgment, Kentucky, mercy, religious rules, Sixties, tradition, west Kentucky, women wearing men's clothing | Comments Off

Almost Cut My Hair

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Doc Arnett

An ultimatum for a hair cut sends a Sixties teenager to the barber shop… but with a twist. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged conversion, dads, farm life, hair cut, hair styles, Sixties, sons, west Kentucky | Comments Off

Hard Work on a (Not So) Hot Day

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Doc Arnett

Having two friends show up to help build fence on a hot July day is a mighty fine blessing… even if it isn’t such a hot day! Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged building fence, farm life, fencing, friends, hot weather, Kansas | 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 →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged cold, cold feet, cold weather, dairy, farm life, freezing, heater, milking, playing in the snow, snow, zero | Comments Off