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To think about Christmas Traditions actually makes me a bit sad. My family and I don't have many, that's why. I tried to bring my husband in to Christmas thinking - decorating the tree as a family, going to Christmas church services together, and the like - but these things are “foreign” to him. So I do these things with my children. At least we try. It’s not easy to celebrate Christmas in the American traditional way. Yes, there are church services in English downtown Tokyo, yes there are Christmas trees and decorations on display and being sold almost before even Halloween is finished. But the feeling, the heart of Christmas is missing. Sometimes I feel I've failed to share the true spirit of Christmas with my children.I do have one tradition that I practice alone. One that - if only for a few minutes a day - brings the true meaning of Christmas to my heart and mind. My Nativity Set. My Nativity set is the first Christmas decoration I put out each year and the last one I take down. It usually goes up a few days before the tree to help get me in the Christmas mood.It is a ceramic set, colored only in soft white and tones of beige. I believe that it is supposed to be modeled after a hand-carved wooden set, but I'm not sure.As I unpack and place each piece, I gently wipe it down with a soft cloth. There isn't much detail on the face of each figurine but I like it that way. It leaves more to my imagination. As I lovingly place each member in its spot in the creche, I look at their face and see that God's gift of his Son was given to every nation. These faceless figurines could be from any country. Not Asian, not American, not Middle Eastern. Human.As I situate the sheep and oxen and camel around the wise men and shepherds, I feel that God's love extends to even the beasts of the earth. If He loves them, surely He could love me too.Joseph is the first of the Holy Family to take his place. I marvel at his faith and wonder how much pain -even ridicule - he must have endured because of his faithfulness and kindness to not only Mary, but to the Lord. And Mary, what a hard life she must have lived. Was Joseph the only one to stay faithful to her? Did her own family and friends reject her? Would I have had the courage and faith to make the same declaration of my trust in God. I love staring at this figure of Mary holding and caressing her newborn babe. Even without a face, it is so easy to see the love she has for her son.I love my Nativity set. It is soft and smooth, very simple-colored and simple-looking. It conveys a natural and simple love. It calms me and leads me deeper into the story it conveys.papers and elements from Sugar Sands Beach Kit and Sugar Sand Boardwalk Christmas by Etc. by Danyalefont is Mary Magpie by Darcy Baldwin {fontography}page template is by Fiddle-Dee-Dee DesignsAs seen in the December 2012 Artisan Notebook. Thank you so much for looking!
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