Whether you read Paul Harvey’s poignant poem or Francis Church’s editorial to set the tone for your holiday season, both point to the need for belief and hope. Harvey wrote, “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker’ – so God made a Farmer.” Similarly, Church penned, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.” Both authors found inspiration in the small acts of others. For Harvey, it was touching on what he saw as the intrinsic values of farmers and ranchers. For Church, it was lacing together the “truth” about Santa Claus for an 8-year-old girl.
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California’s Farmers Give Great Gifts to Us All – During the Holidays and All Year Long
Pam Lewison
A great many farmers and ranchers identify with Paul Harvey’s iconic poem, “So God Made a Farmer,” but this time of year, I prefer the editorial from Francis B. Church, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
Whether you read Paul Harvey’s poignant poem or Francis Church’s editorial to set the tone for your holiday season, both point to the need for belief and hope. Harvey wrote, “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker’ – so God made a Farmer.” Similarly, Church penned, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.” Both authors found inspiration in the small acts of others. For Harvey, it was touching on what he saw as the intrinsic values of farmers and ranchers. For Church, it was lacing together the “truth” about Santa Claus for an 8-year-old girl.
Click to read the full article in GV Wire.
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