{ Wednesday's Word - Nativity or Crèche }

Nativity - another word for Crèche

a model representing the scene of Jesus Christ's birth, 
displayed in homes or public places at Christmas

I adore nativity scenes, don't you?

I have a collection in a curio cabinet in our living room, hence the poor picture quality.  But, I thought I'd share them anyway because many of them were gifts from friends or ones we've had for MANY years and I just adore them all!

I actually bought this one for myself a few years ago at Hobby Lobby.....

A little "tea set".

The heads come off the people to make little pitchers.....

which is somewhat disturbing to me.

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I'm pretty sure Pappy and I got the one in the front our first CHRISTmas together 40 years ago.  Does that make it "vintage"? 
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I ♥ this one.

Our kiddos brought this one back to me from Uganda after spending 5 weeks there, along with our two oldest grandsons to bring our granddaughter home.  It's hand carved.

This little church opens up to show a nativity scene at the altar.

This is a very special one to me.

Years ago, Pappy and I would go to Gatlinburg to celebrate our anniversaries and there was a little CHRISTmas shop that we always went to and would buy an ornament each year.  That's where this one came from.  I wish I had dated the bottom of it.

 A little ceramic church that lights up and has two children singing inside.

This one was a yard sale find and our two youngest grands love it.

This is another one that has a special meaning.
It's a card and also came from Uganda.
The characters are made out of bamboo so there's a raised texture on the card.
Isn't it unique?

   My mother-in-law brought this brass one back to me from a vacation trip she took to Mexico with one of Pappy's brothers and his family many years ago because she knew how much I love nativities. 
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So, that's it.
A collection of most of my nativities.
And, I won't even charge extra for the dust!
(I'm so not a Martha....LOL)

HOPE everybody is enjoying this CHRISTmas-time.
It's very different for us this year with Pappy not working.  I'm enjoying him being home, yet......
prayers for whatever the future holds for us are much appreciated.