No one really knows what the stable really was like where Jesus was born. It really does not matter. But we do know that the Baby after He was born was laid in a manger...
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The barn on the Lonetree Ranch is nearly a century old. Many a family member at Christmas time have had to stretch their imagination very little to ponder that first Christmas.
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This morning's sunrise drew me outside to take this pic. I really think that many people could use the reminder of a manger in a stable to bring Christmas into perspective.