Event brings back memories

As I walked through the tables and tables full of various nativity scenes, I couldn’t help but remember a nativity scene close to my heart.

In fact, I still have this nativity scene.

When I was in elementary school, my godmother gave me a nativity scene for Christmas. It was all made by hand including the manger, which was made out of wood.

She made Mary, Joseph, an angel, three wise men, the shepherds and even the baby Jesus out of felt. The bodies were filled with rice or beans and she had sewn and extra thick piece of felt on the bottom of each of them so they would sit upright.

Each p...