the Christmas gift that made me cry
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A gift arrived from my aunt in a big box marked "fragile," and I was intrigued. I always enjoy gifts from Aunt Anne, especially because they're always good but never predictable.
And I could not have predicted what was in the tomato box.
This nativity set was made by a friend of my grandmother and given to her the year that I was born.
She passed away when I was in elementary school. Before my grandfather's body succumbed to cancer a few years later, he gave it to my aunt.
She felt that it was time for it to be passed to the next generation.
I failed to take a picture of the full mantle with all the pieces before I carefully packed it up (oops!), so you'll have to wait until next year to see a complete shot of the entire intricate set.
I'm humbled to have been trusted with this precious part of family history, and one day I look forward to passing it on to the next generation, adding to the list of names and dates of owners recorded on the inside lid of the tomato box to document the set's history.
What tangible pieces of family history do you hope to pass to the next generation in your family?
And I could not have predicted what was in the tomato box.
This nativity set was made by a friend of my grandmother and given to her the year that I was born.
She passed away when I was in elementary school. Before my grandfather's body succumbed to cancer a few years later, he gave it to my aunt.
She felt that it was time for it to be passed to the next generation.
I failed to take a picture of the full mantle with all the pieces before I carefully packed it up (oops!), so you'll have to wait until next year to see a complete shot of the entire intricate set.
I'm humbled to have been trusted with this precious part of family history, and one day I look forward to passing it on to the next generation, adding to the list of names and dates of owners recorded on the inside lid of the tomato box to document the set's history.
What tangible pieces of family history do you hope to pass to the next generation in your family?
5He established a testimony in Jacob
and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children,
6that the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
7so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget the works of God,
but keep his commandments;
and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children,
6that the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
7so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget the works of God,
but keep his commandments;
8and that they should not be like their fathers,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not steadfast,
whose spirit was not faithful to God.
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not steadfast,
whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Psalm 78:5-8