During the first weekend in December, Fayetteville Christian Church offered the community to experience past Bethlehem. Their life-size, acted replica of the town was complete with animals, shopkeepers, booths, shepherds, Roman soldiers, and inn-keepers. It was a beautiful recreation of what Bethlehem could have been. We followed the path of Mary and Joseph all the way to the manger. In the manger, Joseph sang about the new baby Jesus and as we were leaving that area Gavin whispered, 'that was really special mom.' I was touched how my own tiny babe (who will be 4 soon) was able to feel the spirit that night. It was a great family activity to help us focus on the true meaning of Christmas.
I chose not to take pictures during the tour and just experience it firsthand, but when we arrived in the 'marketplace' I started snapping away. The town had all these little stations of how-to's life back then.
Here is Gavin making some rope.
And now Logan tries his hand at rope-making.
Candle making while his hot chocolate cools.
Decorating his candlestick while his candle cools.
What a wonderful night remembering the reason for this season.
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