This story is part of Chapter 8 of my forthcoming book, Bless You Bouquets: A Memoiravailable on Amazon.com and from my website at www.bettyjackson.net.  I hope it makes the Christmas Story come alive in a new way for you to celebrate the Birth of our King. You have permission to use it with your family, at church gatherings and services, and wherever you think it will bless others. Just give credit to the author and the book Bless You…..