Diane Gates

The Trouble With Arnold Diane Gates

God created ants as industrious creatures who work as a well-organized team-but Arnold refused!Arnold hated work almost as much as he hated living in a high-rise ant hill with all those other ants. Some ants called him irresponsible. Others called him trouble-but Arnold called it fun!'Til this rascal ant found out the hard way. God creates each one of us special, for a purpose in His plan-yes, even Arnold. In this age of "anything goes" the principles illustrated in this delightful children's adventure book gives parents a tool to address some of the problems our children deal with on a daily basis. Problems that stand in opposition to the truth of The Word of God. Two phrases used several times, "When you do bad things, bad things happen"-echoes in my head from my mom's words to my brother and me during our "thought-we-knew-it-all" years. The other phrase, "If you don't want to get into trouble, don't be where trouble can happen" also had a powerful impact in my life...and I taught those wise words to my children and grandchildren too.