Skywatch

Beautiful planning, beautiful UNT Campus sculpture,fountain and clock tower

My World Nativities from around the world and RT

 For many years my family and I have collected nativities I am now only collecting from different countries

last year a friend asked me to display them in a community event and I did it again this year

these first four pictures were the majority of what we have received over the years I brought them and a talented lady displayed them for the event

I want to remember the event  in pictures because after we closed it down that same day I gifted many of them to loved ones I really would like to reduce my STUFF

I definitely kept the ones from other countries and ones handmade especiallyfor us

these two are some other rooms

here starts the individual ones most from different countries that caught my eye

O come all ye faithful is one of my  favorite carols

the story continues on in this one

such strong emotion

I hope you can read all the countries

these next three were all in the White room

these nativity members look so human :)

this one is a real angel

nuts and bolts

China

Madagasgar

this one is so huge it took two pictures

guess where this one is from

this one is for Ruby Tuesday and they all depict the birth of our Savior the reason for Christmas

A Night in Bethlehem My World

My sister ,her Husband and MANY others have been working many weeks  on this wonderful activity

She was so kind to invite us to attend and take pictures too-we came in our own costumes

we had to pay taxes

before we could get past this centurion( guard of the city)

so we signed our names

and received a burlap bag of  coins to participate

one look back

then the tax collector then let us pass

to play games such as guess the spices like curry, nutmeg, and,cloves by smell,,, I guessed them all

booths of period foods

water from the woman at the well

games of the times

this man wrote my name in the ancient language if my choice

I choose Greek

mmm olives

families took their picture in the Creche

the costumes were great

people young and old enjoyed the fun

food

we heard the story of the star

and got to make our ornament w/ our gift to the Savior written on the back

play pin the tail on the camel

it was all fun and games

then came the serious part

the  story of the birth of the savior was acted out so beautifully

 

Mary and Joseph came

Jesus was laid in the manger

 

the angel appeared

to the shephards

then came

the three kings

all to worship the Newborn King

it was a touching depiction

of the reason

we celebrate

Christmas