Tag Archives: loss

Of Memory and Monuments

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It is not truly honoring those we have lost when we become more focused on our own grief than on those most treasured memories. Continue reading →

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Conflicted Lives

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I have sometimes wondered what horrific anguish that must have been for Adam and Eve, to stand at the grave of their son and know that he died at his own brother’s hand. Continue reading →

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To Honor Those We Lose

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Though none can know the pain
exactly as it feels to you,
they know keenly that you feel it
and the ache they share is true. Continue reading →

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A Sharing of Grief

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Doc Arnett

In the aftermath of our greatest tragedies, it is not explanation that is most needed; it is the expression of love in comfort and sharing. Continue reading →

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A Soothing Comfort

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Like a gentle dawning on a peaceful day, so is the comfort of those who love us in our times of grief. Continue reading →

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Comfort

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I have seen close enough
the long aching pain
the death of a child brings a mother. Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Ready

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I’ve held the hands
of those whose final hours
were upon them,
prayed with their families
in that time of groaning and grieving. Continue reading →

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Silent Son

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You knew as soon as she told you
about the cramps,
the spotting,
the pain of brokenness
below her belly,
that something was wrong.
Continue reading →

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Reseeding

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There are things in our lives that have died and cannot be resurrected. Perhaps, even, should not be resurrected. Continue reading →

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Isaac Makes Landfall

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Doc Arnett

In the surge of the storm
one finds a focus
so easily lost
in the days of ordinary ease
and comfort. Continue reading →

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