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Make Hay While the Sun Shines
9/3/2008

One of my favorite children’s books is Ox-Cart Man, written by Donald Hall and illustrated by Barbara Cooney, who won the prestigious Caldecott Medal for her illustrations in this book. The story follows a New England farmer who loads his ox cart with goods from his farm and makes the long trek through the countryside to the market to sell everything, including the ox cart and the cow pulling his ox cart. He then uses the money to bu...

God's Promises
8/30/2008

Have you been let down by promises? Advertisers promise that a product will improve your life. Politicians promise your financial situation will get better if you vote for them. Members of your family made promises to you when you were in need, but they didn’t come through.

Perhaps you feel guilty for promises you have made to others but have fallen short of fulfilling. You promised your children you’d take them on a tr...