{"id":4349,"date":"2015-12-18T15:49:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T20:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2016-10-18T21:10:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T01:10:44","slug":"christmas-read-alouds-the-christmas-tablecloth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/christmas-read-alouds-the-christmas-tablecloth\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Read Alouds: The Christmas Tablecloth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Christmas Read Alouds: The Christmas Tablecloth\" href=\"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/christmas-read-alouds-the-christmas-tablecloth\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Christmas Read Alouds: The Christmas Tablecloth\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/643\/23807239136_2d5af28280_z.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Read Alouds: The Christmas Tablecloth\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/christmas-read-alouds-if-youre-missing-baby-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIf You\u2019re Missing Baby Jesus,\u201d<\/a> we have also been blessed for many years with the Christmas story of the Christmas tablecloth or tapestry. This story is a story of hope, restoration, and God\u2019s working in mysterious ways\u2014and never ceases to give pause to all of us as we share in it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/true-stories\/inspiring\/christmas-stories-the-gold-and-ivory-tablecloth\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Gold and Ivory Tablecloth,\u201d<\/a> as it is written here is a story of an elderly couple who had been separated and, to each other, presumed dead during the Nazi occupation of Brussels. You will have to read the story to hear God\u2019s working in their lives (hopefully aloud to your family around the dinner table, nativity, or Christmas tree).&nbsp; This story can be read online here.<\/p>\n<p>There are other versions of this timeless story, including a<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/1NXWRdR\"> lovely picture book. <\/a>(affiliate link)<\/p>\n<p>After you read the story aloud, you can send your kids to the Youtube link of the story being written also:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SsKpnnBJJA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other versions are available in Christmas compilations (including a <em>Chicken Soup for the Christmas Soul<\/em> version).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, being a collector of Christmas stories, I have the picture book version by Patricia Polacco and a couple of other compilation versions. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>A Google search might also lead you to sites telling how the story cannot be true. Stay away from those. The point isn\u2019t whether the story is a true story that could have happened in the timing given. The point of any story is the effect it has on the reader (or listener).<\/p>\n<p>Christmas is a time of hope and restoration\u2014as the greatest restoration ever began with the original Christmas. We are reminded of God\u2019s great restoration in this beautiful story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.convertkit.com\/landing_pages\/114065?v=6\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to the newsletter<\/a> to get a FREE nine-page download of <em>The Annotated Christmas Book List.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Annotated Christmas Book List\" href=\"https:\/\/app.convertkit.com\/landing_pages\/114065?v=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"The Annotated Christmas Book List\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/757\/23222219054_7b39d1b8b3_z.jpg\" alt=\"The Annotated Christmas Book List\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"height: 24px; text-indent: 24px; padding: 0px 6px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 12px\/24px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 4px; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 4px 50% \/ 16px 16px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1907px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1943px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to \u201cIf You\u2019re Missing Baby Jesus,\u201d we have also been blessed for many years with the Christmas story of the Christmas tablecloth or tapestry. 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