Merry Christmas! by janetb

Merry Christmas!

Thank you, Lord, for coming to save us.

Thirty-some-year-old ceramic figures nestled in and around my sixty-some-year-old wooden stable remind us of Jesus' humble birth, and we're humbled.

My parents acquired this charming wooden stable shortly after they were married in 1951. The story goes that a talented somebody in their hometown made it. At some point, the job of displaying nativity figures in and around the stable encrusted with “spray snow” became my job, and I took the job very seriously — my young little hands placed each figure in what I considered just the right spot to convey the importance of the babe in the straw. I've lost track of those figures from my childhood, but the memories remain. I made these glossy ceramic figures in my early twenties; and when my parents went to Heaven and the treasured stable came to me, the miracle of my figures fitting perfectly inside did not escape me — there are no coincidences. My hands, much older now, still look to place each figure in just the right spot to honor the babe; and it makes me smile to know my parents see us keeping the light inside the stable glowing no other color than their favorite orange.
So beautiful, and your story is very touching too! Merry Christmas, Janet.
December 26th, 2017  
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Janet. I hope you had a wonderful one. Your Nativity set if beautiful.
December 26th, 2017  
What a wonderful story, Janet, and love that stable - one of the nicest I've seen. What pleasure that must bring each Christmas putting it together and the wonderful memories attached to it and its meaning. Merry Christmas.
December 26th, 2017  
What a lovely memory and keepsake. Perfect for today’s 365 submission.

Merry Christmas!
December 26th, 2017  
Merry Christmas
December 26th, 2017  
What wonderful memories you have with this lovely nativity scene, long may it continue to give you and your children such precious memories.
December 27th, 2017  
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