Today Marshall opened all his Advent Calendar. He snuggled his brother and us. Went to McDonald’s for a happy meal, visited with friends, and took his final ride in the jeep. To say we’re devastated doesn’t begin to express our grief, but we could no longer manage his pain, and The rest of the story
Today’s nativity was created for me by my college friend Mark. It’s made of bicycle chain and is absolutely wonderful. As you probably know I love riding my bike, and this nativity makes me think of the ways we travel through life. AND the fellow travelers we encounter! How we The rest of the story
Today’s nativity is made of repurposed oyster shells. In South in the 1800s, oysters were most widely available in winter months (starting in December), when the weather was cool enough to prevent seafood from spoiling while traveling. Enveloped in seaweed and wet straw, oysters could be transported for up to The rest of the story
Today’s nativity is one of three on our tree. I love its simplicity. Back when my mom still had us put up a full size tree each year at her house, there was a matching ornament to this on her tree. Which reminds us that though we may be separated The rest of the story
New this year to the nativity collection is this fabric nativity. We fell in love with the overly bearded wise men and the sheep, which looks like a dog (and since there are no shepherds, is a dog). I’m reminded in this nativity that conformity to what we think, or The rest of the story