"...help us to remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men." -- Robert Louis Stevenson
No matter what else I do (or mostly don't) get done at Christmas time, I always make sure the Nativity is put out. David's father, Pop-Pop, gave us this nativity the first Christmas after Amy was born. He gathered the pieces for it from ones he and David's mom, Gobby, had gotten over the years. They are just inexpensive plastic figures and a cardboard creche, but they are precious to me. Pop-pop knew better than anyone the true meaning of Christmas and the gift God gave to us all and he wanted to make sure that his children and grandchildren understood it also. Over the years the children have been able to play with the figures, re-arranging the wise men and the shepherds over and over, and I hope they remember this set fondly. The first person up on Christmas morning would put Baby Jesus in his bed and then Christmas could begin. (I put the baby in the bed for the picture, but the cradle is empty again until Christmas Day.)
3 comments:
I remember it fondly.
I'm glad.
xxxxxooooo
mom
we used to do that too. Unfortunately neither one of my Baby Jesus figures comes out of his bed. it's too bad,that was fun.
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