Something I treasure

I am a sentimental person but there isn’t a whole lot of “stuff”  I’m attached to or have trouble getting rid of.   This advent calendar, called a Jesse Tree,  is something that I will always treasure.  The felt pieces represent different people or stories from the bible.  Every day, during the month of December, we take a piece out of it’s numbered pocket and place it on the felt tree.

This Jesse Tree is special to me because my mom and I made it together.  I remember cutting out the felt pieces with her when I was about 9 years old.  Then, when our daughter was 2 years old, my mom passed the Jesse Tree down to my family.  I was thrilled to receive it and share it with Natalie.   When Natalie has her own family it will be time for me to part with the Jesse Tree and watch another family count down the days until Christmas.

Is there something from your childhood that you hope to pass down to the next generation?

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