Tag Archives: sharing

Good Works

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There are such moments as this
when hot coffee
and the quiet beauty of God’s still morning
shared in the refreshing softness
of a moon’s pale circle fringed with orange

is our purpose. Continue reading →

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The Creek Spring

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Love held too long inside, like water stored too long in an old barrel, becomes something other than what was given. Something not to be shared. We are meant to be springs, not cisterns. Continue reading →

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Cedar Blossoms

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Doc Arnett

If you imagined three or four very small starfish kind of melted together in the center with soft, rusty orange spikes radiating outward, you’d have a general idea. Continue reading →

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Miscarriage

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

But how, then,

do we ease the pain of the loss

of the un-named child?
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Good Help

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Yes, love takes a thousand forms. But it must take form of some kind. Love unshown is love unknown. Continue reading →

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A Quiet Faith

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We will all, in whatever ways and with whatever responses, further experience the gleanings and meanings of this life we are given. Some carried in the soft breathing of loved ones’ sleeping and others in the prayers of early hours.
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Enjoying the Garden

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Doc Arnett

We sat in the slight darkness on the sun porch, eating our toast and eggs, watching hummingbirds dispute access privileges at the sugar water dispenser near the bee balm and butterfly bush.
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Hairnets & Plastic Gloves

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is the raw eloquence of sincere actions that touches the hearts of others.
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Sharing

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Doc Arnett

There are many incredibly gifted people in the world. Some whose gifts have given them more wealth than nations, some whose gifts have brought them fame and acclaim. Continue reading →

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Anniversary

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Doc Arnett

We have wept and laughed, felt ourselves torn in half by heartache and sometimes caused the same to others. We have made the bed in the quick rush of mornings and sipped warm glasses of red wine in the slow twilight. Continue reading →

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