Tag Archives: rural life

Back in the Old Days

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

It’s not what it used to be and maybe it never was, but growing up on a farm and in my family provided a good, solid basis for the next of my life. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged country life, good old days, growing up on a farm, hard work, labor, nostalgia, rural life, values, west Kentucky | Comments Off

Dogs and Cats and Other Friends

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I always wanted a dog that would lie by my bed all night, making me feel safe and comforted. I still do… Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Farming, Humor, Relationships | Tagged cats, companionship, dogs, farm, friends, pets, pets on farms, rural life, Todd County KY | Comments Off

August Morning

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The morning sun barely burns through this morning fog, shaping a fiery red circle to the east… a smooth and easy beginning to this good day. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Doniphan County KS, fog, morning coffee, pastoral scenes, rural life | Comments Off

Morning Swims

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Back then, in the early bends
of summer mornings
we hid our swimming trunks
in the old tobacco barn
next to the pond. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged farm pond, growing up, pond, rebellion, rural life, swimming | 1 Comment

Informed Choice

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Waking up day after day, looking out the dorm window and seeing nothing but miles of cornfields and fencerows is a pretty powerful reminder that you aren’t in Atlanta anymore. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged adjusting to college, atheism, big city, college adjustment, eternity, heaven, hell, Highland Community College, Kansas, northeastern Kansas, rural isolation, rural life, small town, urban | Comments Off