Tag Archives: Wathena

Direction from a Hitchhiker–Part I

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Something about the way he was walking on a humid July afternoon made me suspicious… suspicious that he wasn’t just out for his daily constitutional. Of course, a good part of that observation was due to my keen perception of … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessings, Elwood, helping out, Highway 36, hitchhiker, hitchhiking, Kansas, Troy, Wathena | 6 Comments

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

A Shovelful of Prayer

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Doc Arnett

In the morning after the rain,

fog settled in the hills and trees

across the fields and along the creek.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Elwood, flooding, Kansas, levee, levee breach, levees, Missouri River, Saint Joe, Saint Joseph, sandbags, St. Joseph, Wathena | Comments Off