advent for the empty nester…..

These handcrafted nativity figures used to crown our yearly birthday cake for Jesus I would bake for my four children every Christmas Eve.

The traditions transition as the children get older.

This year, the children are gone.

Three of them are married now.

Celebrations will be scattered across the country, literally from one end to the other, as they foster their own traditions.

This season, like the entire year, will look different.