Tag: Joseph
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Away in a manger
Christmas Countdown Day 15 focused on the manger. The Son of God’s first baby bed was a feeding trough. In order to help us imagine sweet Baby Jesus’ head laying down in the manger, we recreated the scene. We built a manger out of a woven basket, and added yellow tissue paper like straw. Animals,…
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We count
Christmas Countdown Day 12 focused on the census. As part of a worldwide Roman census, Joseph took Mary, now great with child, on a road trip to Bethlehem. They were two in the midst of thousands upon thousands traveling across the countryside to obey the law that they be counted. As they passed through the…
My Everyday God 