Tag Archives: northeast Kansas

Re-Purposing

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The old driveway was long ago covered by grass, after Highway 7 was re-routed to pass by on the south instead of the north side of the house. Continue reading →

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The Insight of Experience

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Ripples of breeze stroked the thick brome, weaving patterns of silver in the early evening sun. The horses stepped along, seed stalks so tall they nearly brushed their bellies. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Atchison County, belief, chocolate Rocky, experience, learning to ride, northeast Kansas, quarter horses, riding horses, skeptic | Comments Off

A Gentle Calling

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

long threads of red and pink
bleed along the lines of clouds,
incredibly smooth streaks low to the earth,
streaming northward above the thin strip of clearing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged clouds, dining out, evidence of God, friends, Missouri, Missouri River, northeast Kansas, sky, St. Joseph, storms, sunset, testimony, vivid description, Wathena | Comments Off

According to Dan, turkeys can’t smell worth a hoot but their vision is legendary. I stay and stay still as he finishes elbow-walking his way to the edge of the cornfield that stretches out over the next two hills. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged camo, camouflage, evangelism, father, father and son, hunting, Kansas, northeast Kansas, Relationships, son, turkey hunting | Comments Off

A Preparation of Peace

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I step out the back door into the pleasant air of morning. A dark blue edge shows in the sky, high and to the east, tracing the form of the passing storm front. The horses look up from the low edge of the paddock. They swing around and head toward me, heads bobbing in fast walk. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged dawn, feeding horses, gelding, horse feed, morning, northeast Kansas, Rocky Mountain horse, Tennesse Walking Horse, Tennessee Walker | Comments Off

A Closer Witness

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There is no sense of sky this morning,
just a low-lying grayness that closes in,
shutting off the sense of anything
beyond the near bluffs and hills
just past the creek. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beauty, dew on rose, northeast Kansas, optimism, perspective, rain, raindrops on a rose, rainy morning, roses, sadness, seeing what is near | Comments Off

Autumn Snapshot

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I cap the bottle and set it under the window, turn back to my work, giving silent praise for God’s good beauty that brings us rest and refreshing, even in the midst of our labors.
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Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged beauty, construction, northeast Kansas, re-roofing, tear-off, weather | Comments Off