12 days of Christmas: #3 (Nativity sets)

My Christmas is wonderful, we set up our decorations yesterday and will hopefully bring home and decorate a Christmas tree this week. For day #3 of my 12 days of Christmas series, I've been working on a curation of nativity sets (because I hope to have my own collection one day!), but have found only one I deem worthy of this blog entry: a simple felt set that inspires humility and adoration, and moves my heart in an extraordinary way. It's simple beauty overshadows any others I could find. What about you? Do you have a favorite?

http://www.etsy.com/listing/57573902/needle-felted-nativity-set-nativity?ref=v1_other_2

And now, I echo the question that my friend Nicole asked last Decemer...

Where is the Christ child? 

Amidst all the bright lights, shiny paper and twinkling glitter of Christmas, where is the Christ child?

I am trying to seek for Him this Christmas,

and perhaps that is why I am filled with such great peace and joy.

I'm also trying to help my children find the Christ child.

Amongst other things we are using this advent calendar with 25 stars,

each inscripted with questions and scriptures
that tell the Christmas story

and how to become more like the Savior.

Each day a new star is read and answered and placed on the calendar.
You can print your own set at the link below.

Advent calendar source

And finally, here is the nativity story recounted in a beautiful video entitled: A Gift to the World.

The Christ child is our Heavenly Father's gift to the world that we rejoice in every Christmas.

What will your gift to the Christ child be this year?

Also in this Christmas series:

• On setting priorities...
• Preparing Christmas {English/français}
• 12 days of Christmas: #1 (Wreaths)
• 12 days of Christmas: #2 (Gift wrappings)

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