Tag Archives: winter

A Day to Remember

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Doc Arnett

A recollection of a milk day morning from 47 years ago stirs warm memories and a hope for good blessings… for you and me. Continue reading →

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A Great Weekend!

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Doc Arnett

What do you call a man who drives through three hundred miles of winter storm to go to a football game when the wind chill is minus 17? “Blessed!!!” Continue reading →

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December Dawning

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Doc Arnett

The same changing of the seasons that will bring chill and cold will also bring beauty and blessing. Continue reading →

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Make a Good Day

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Doc Arnett

It seems so easy to be cheerful on a bright sunny day but the greater blessing is to bring cheer to others on those drab, dreary days. Continue reading →

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Groundhog Season

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Doc Arnett

That confounded groundhog may have another week of winter weather waiting for us but this week is spring, spring, spring! Continue reading →

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A New Coat on a Cold Day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A young black man in a tattered jacket on a bitterly cold day turns a chance encounter into a deeper contemplation on kindness. Continue reading →

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Training Run

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A bit of insanity coupled with determination and dedication can be helpful in training for obstacle course/mud runs. And… a bit amusing to casual observers. Continue reading →

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Winter Invocation

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A cloudless dawning in winter brings hope, peace and serenity… if we take but a moment to focus on what is good, pure and lovely. Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Winter’s Night

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A three-quarter moon at the half point of night throws its bright light across the frozen grass. I walk out past the concrete sidewalk into the shadows of the birches crumpled on the leaves and small broken branches. A northwestern … Continue reading →

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January’s Passing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even memory seems dulled
by the constant cold;
did the snows start in November
or was it even before that
this year? Continue reading →

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