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Posted in grandfather, grandparenting, Jesus

A little Jesus

Posted on by William Douthwaite

I and the grandchildren have a lot of fun with the one hundred Jesuses I got for twenty bucks.

I put a few in my pocket and leave one wherever I go. I’ve left a little Jesus in restaurants, stores, homes, parks, and churches. Once the grandkids discovered one at home, they set out to find more. When they’ve found them, they re-hide them so they can search for them again and again.

A couple of folks from South Carolina, Erin and Emrie, came up with the idea in 2024. It’s a variation on the ducks people leave on Jeeps or painted rocks I see everywhere I go. A month ago I got into “A little Jesus goes a long way.”

The batch I bought has seven different color sashes, giving the grandchildren something to fight about. (Some colors are better than others?)

They constantly ask me, “How many did you hide?” “Where else did you hide them?” I have no idea. I just leave them here and there and everywhere.

Of course, you can get tiny Mary, all sorts of different animals, dinosaurs, food items, gnomes, insects, and just about anything else you can imagine.

Posted in Christmas

A few baby Jesus sightings

Posted on by William Douthwaite

I received seven Christmas cards this year. (Yes, I know one is technically an Epiphany card.) Forty-three percent (three out of seven) include the baby Jesus, an increase from previous years. Two circle around the gift of a Savior, but don’t quite land the plane. And nothing embraces peace like a bundled up snowman, right?

The above photo doesn’t include the two family photo postcards we received. Two of the cards did include lengthy newsletters. One of the cards was from a family I don’t think ever sent one before.

Supposedly, Americans are still sending Christmas cards. Google AI says 1.3 billion cards are sent each year. Wow. Just wow. The average household sends twenty-eight cards. We’re below average in this category. We sent out none this year.

Perhaps the number of cards received is a response to how many cards were sent. Maybe I’ll do some research next year. If I send out my cards right after Thanksgiving, will I receive more in return?

And you know mine will include a baby Jesus.