Tag Archives: Ruby Arnett

The Brother We Never Knew

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Doc Arnett

My oldest brother lived only a few hours. For fifty years, he was un-named and lay in a tiny grave marked only by a small metal marker that said, “Arnett-Infant Son.” Continue reading →

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The Right Words

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Aren’t you glad that God very clearly hears our hearts even when our words are a bit jumbled and our thoughts are tumbled? Continue reading →

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My Father’s Tools

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Doc Arnett

I have chosen not to work with some of the tools my father had; but am putting them to better use. Continue reading →

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A Strange Memorial

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Doc Arnett

No matter how strange it may seem, I think doing a mud run was a perfect way to honor someone like my mother. Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Old Ain’t Fer Sissies

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Doc Arnett

Thanks to an epidural steroid injection–and the grace of God–I can walk again without significant lumbar pain! Hallelujah! Continue reading →

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Doing the Right Thing

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy and sometimes bears a pretty high cost. Sometimes it means quitting a job that pays pretty darn well. Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Doc Arnett

For the first time in over fifty years, I did not call my mom, send a card or flowers. I did think about her, though. A lot. Continue reading →

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Take Your Time

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Driving in freezing rain is rarely fun but can be done safely, if you take your time, go slow and pray hard! Continue reading →

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Homemade Memories

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Is it a sign of hunger when a morning sky makes a man think of his Mom’s homemade apple cobbler? Yeah… but it might be for more than food… Continue reading →

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More Than “Brother Charlie’s Wife”

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Doc Arnett

One month ago today I sat in the chapel at JH Churchill funeral home in Murray, KY beginning what would be the family’s final good-by to our 99 year-old mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The service began with a song that … Continue reading →

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