Many years ago my mother, Inez Norton, made each of her children a Nativity set. We may have still been in college or perhaps newly graduated. She painstakingly painted each tiny ceramic piece giving careful attention to each detail. My dad, Oliver Norton, made the stable from sticks and wood in his workshop. For me, this is Christmas all wrapped up in this one moment. Every time I look at a Nativity scene I am reminded that the cry of a small baby in the night changed everything. Time is measured by his birth, B.C. and A.D., and our lives are changed by this one small child who was born in a stable to become our Savior.
From my family to yours, Merry Christmas with love.
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I love so many of your articles. I appreciate when you share about your family and what they
mean to you. Family is so important to me also. The recipies are so very good.
God bless you and your family, and Happy New Year
Our church UCC has been making this exact set for over 3 generations. Children make them in bible school and by the time they are grown, they have a full set. Very cherished in our community.
That makes me cry. How beautiful.
What a wonderful treasure you have from your sweet parents!
What a precious gift your mother gave to you that Christmas and for many yet to come!! Thank you for always being willing to share our Christ in your posts and for not being ashamed of His name.
Each time I open a Hoffman publication, I give thanks for your willingness to point readers to Christ and the significance of the gospel in our lives. To the glory of God!
What a beautiful story! Merry Christmas to you & your family.
Thank you for sharing your sweet stories. Always a joy!
So wonderful…Merry Christmas…I also have a nativity scene hand made by my grandfather…such special memories.
A very Merry and Blessed Christmas to you and your family on this Birthday of our Lord Jesus. Peace love and good health to all.
Thank you for your post on this special day.
So glad that you shared your Christmas with us. What a blessing. May you have a wonderful Christmas day and may you be richly blessed in the coming year.
Your Nativity is beautiful. What a thoughtful and priceless gift from your mother and dad.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Many blessings for brightening our lives through the year. May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Thank God for His gift of love, in sending Jesus, and making Eternal Life available to us through Him!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas Phyllis & God bless you & your family on this beautiful day & throughout the new year.
Amen to your beautiful post! The Nativity is spectacular! Happy 2015!
Beautiful! I know how special that gift is. I have the Navity Scene that was given to my mother on her first Christmas, 1920. The pieces have been glued together many times, but it would not be Christmas in our home without them.
Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing your beautiful Christmas memory with us!
What a lovely story! Your mother and dad gave you and your family a beautiful lasting memory of what Christmas is really all about. You’re blessed.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
You are a blessing I’m my life. It is a gift each time one of the Hoffman Media publications arrives in my mailbox. I open each one with excitement and anticipation of seeing beautiful pictures, reading stories of other women and the experiences in their lives, and obtaining wonderful recipes. And I always begin by reading the message from you! Thank you for sharing your God-given talents with women all over the world. May you and your family be richly blessed in the coming year.
Judy T.
What a beautiful present, made with love. I love that you took time in your undoubtedly busy day to post. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas and looking forward to another wonderful year to share with you and your magazines,
Amen
Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks for all the joy you bring me with your wonderful magazines and books.
Thank you for posting this.
This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing it! Merry Christmas to you and all your family!
Merry Christmas to you and yours. Jesus was born to save us from our sins!