The most wonderful parts of the holiday season to me are the warm times of being together with family and friends.  We have been doing that now for the past week.  The memories created in our families are treasures that will never be taken away.

This nativity scene is a special family memory for me.  When I was very young, my mother and I made two of these nativity scenes… one for our home and this one for my future home.  It has been with me so long, and each year that I set it out I remember making it with my mother and all the times it made its appearance first in my room growing up and now in my own home.

This nativity was hand painted and given as a wedding gift.  It is a thing of beauty and a real treasure.  It graces the mantel in our den and it helps to remind us of what Christmas is really all about.

May your days be merry and bright… and may your home be filled with the love that only Christmas could have brought to our world.

Merry Christmas!