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And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

—LYNN HARTKE

—MATTHEW 1:21 “EVEN IF OUR GRANDSON IS A CITY BOY, he needs a play barn,” my parents explained when I called to thank them for the farm set they had given our two-year-old son, Nate. My parents were in Wisconsin, along with aunts, uncles and cousins from all over the Midwest, gathered for food, laughter and milking the cows while celebrating Christmas at the farmstead that had been in our family for a hundred years. Meanwhile, my husband, Kevin, Nate and I were spending Christmas in our new home near Phoenix. There were plenty of buildings and plastic snowmen but not a farm animal or relative in sight. We made our own joy, adding tamales to our traditional menu and playing carols while we opened gifts, including Nate’s favorite, “Away in a…

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The Joys Of Christmas (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021

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