The Nativity According to Faith

So we're teaching Faith how to tell the story of Jesus' birth with our Nativity set...we're not the first family to do this...but it's fun when it's our first year for it to really start happening...

So we ask Faith to tell us the story.

She begins by standing on the large stuffed chair near the Nativity set, and takes the reclining donkey in hand..."Well, the donkey's name was Libby...can you say 'LI - bby'?" It's hilarious! It takes awhile in this teacher/student format. Last night we (the class) were asked to repeat several things, one of which was donkey.

And then when the angel speaks...the angel (in Faith's version) always sounds really mad, and she says to the people, "CALM DOWN! Be still, be calm!" (We've been teaching her the story of Jesus calming the wind & the waves...) Actually, I think it's very appropriate and accurate. It's her way of saying, "Don't be afraid."

I just love it. Again, you'd really have to be here in our den to get the full effect.

I love experiencing Christmas in the eyes of a child. (at the risk of sounding extremely cliche)