Is this not a completely gorgeous little ornament? When Ben and I were first married, for our very first Christmas, my sweet grandmother packed up a little basket of ornaments to give us that had always hung on her tree. This little boy, she told me, had been on her tree every single Christmas that she could remember since she was a little girl. I don't know where he came from, or what his story is . . . but every year I get him out of the box and tell my children that he hung on their great grandmother's tree when she was their age.Here are some of the other ornaments she gave us that first Christmas:
Aren't they fab? I totally love them. I have other ornaments that I'm sentimentally attached to for one reason or another, but these are my absolutely most treasured ones . . . the ones that I get all uptight about and insist they hang high up the tree and no one is allowed to pack them up but me. I think that every year I get them out I appreciate that gift of hers even more.
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I loved seeing this. It's so fun to tell kids stories about relatives and keep an oral family history going. Tangible things just make it more exciting and alive. Very cool.
Very sweet, Bekah.
Now, can you just imagine one of the kids telling their kids one day that their great-great grandmother used to hang those on her tree....
The first year we were married my husband's mom gave us some ornaments for our tree & told me about a German tradition which tells how the tree of a newlywed couple should include these 12 ornaments: Bird (happiness and joy), Fruit Basket (generosity), Flower Bouquet (good wishes), Teapot (hospitality), an Angel (symbolizing God’s guidance), Saint Nicholas (unselfishness and goodwill), Rose (beauty and affection), Fish (Christ’s blessing), Rabbit (hope and faith), Pine Cone (fruitfulness), House (shelter and protection), and Heart (true love). Anyway, your lovely rose and pine cone reminded me of that.
I have some great-grandmother ornaments too. They just make me smile somewhere deep down inside when I get them out and handle them carefully and think of the years I saw them on her own little tree. My girls know the story behind them, so I'm sure one day they'll do the same thing. One can hope!
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