Hello out there! Merry Christmas to you and yours, near and far, wherever you are!
Today is the Feast of Saint Stephen, the First Martyr.
Today is also the second day of Christmas! I love the whole Christmas Season! All of our decorations will stay up until the Epiphany on Sunday, January 8, 2023. I enjoy the quiet and calm during this time of the Christmas Season. The lights on my tree, around my windows and in the yard are still twinkling. Our Nativity Scenes are complete with the statue of Baby Jesus - the Wise Men came early! I didn't get out the donkey or the lambs for our large Nativity Scene that is on the front porch. Every year is different, depends on what is going on in our busy lives!
My plan is to post one blog/story from Advent and/or Christmas past, every day this week. The following story is from Advent and Christmas 2012 - I wrote about it during the first year of my blog - 2014. I'll include the pictures of the "Visiting Animal" to our Nativity Scene above the story. (I know the date on the picture says 2007 - I took these pictures with a digital camera - I never did figure out how to set the date!) These pictures are from December 2012.
I hope you enjoy the story! Peace and blessings to you and yours, near and far, wherever you are!
Saturday, December 20, 2014
My Nativity Scene, A Time of Preparation
up my beautiful nativity scene outside on Thursday. Just waiting for Christmas
to place baby Jesus in the manger. My grandkids know why I don't have Him with
Mary and Joseph yet, we are still waiting for Him to come, waiting for His birth!
I have hay bales stacked up on each side of my nativity scene. The baby lambs are
laying up on top of one of the hay bales. After I put the nativity scene out on my
front porch I went to the grocery store. When I got back home, I saw my cat laying
up on the hay bale next to the baby lambs! She must be waiting for baby Jesus too.
A couple of years ago a porcupine would come in our yard and eat the acorns that
had fallen from our oak tree. He would walk right in front of the nativity scene.
One day he was right next to the hay bale, he wanted to be with the other animals
waiting for baby Jesus! I went outside and took pictures of him. My husband
hollered out the door that I was going to end up with quills in my rear if I didn't
watch out! No quills in the rear, but I did get a lot of neat pictures! I'll post them so
that you can see them.
I love Advent, and I love the Christmas season, but most of all I love the "Reason for
the Season." I wish all of you joy and happiness, family time, and peace.
Remember to take time to sit and have a cup of coffee, tea, or eggnog and just enjoy
the beauty of this time of year. Reach out to someone who doesn't have family,
stop by for a visit, take a plate of cookies, give them your time.
Blessings to you all! Happy Advent, remember to enjoy the time of preparation!
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