Christmas Eve is tomorrow...YIKES...and I want to share with you a tradition in our home. I think this Christmas Eve will be our fourteenth year to prepare a Nativity Tray, which is actually a medieval English custom. I first read about this custom in the book, Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I thought it was such a wonderful thing to do. To me, it epitomizes the spirit of, “goodwill toward men”. If you have the Simple Abundance book you can read all about the Nativity Tray on the … [Read more...]
~ A Family Tradition; Preparation of a Nativity Tray ~
A few people have asked if I would again this year explain the tradition surrounding the preparation of a Nativity Tray. Less than a week from today is Christmas Eve so I thought this would the perfect time to share with you a tradition in our home. This Christmas Eve will be our twelfth year to prepare a Nativity Tray, which is a medieval English custom. … [Read more...]
Do you prepare a Nativity Tray?
A week from today is Christmas Eve and I want to share with you a relatively new tradition in our home. I think this Christmas Eve will be our tenth year to prepare a Nativity Tray, which is a medieval English custom. I first read about it in, Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I thought it was such a wonderful thing to do and to me, it epitomizes the spirit of, "good-will toward men". If you have the Simple Abundance book you can read all about the Nativity Tray on the … [Read more...]