Description
Since he was once a boy, Father Tim has lived what he calls ?the lifetime of the mind? and hasn’t ever in reality learned to savor the work of his hands. When he finds a derelict nativity scene that has suffered the indignities of time and neglect, he imagines the joy within the eyes of his wife, Cynthia, and makes a decision to undertake the daunting task of restoring it. As Father Tim begins his journey, readers are given a seat at Mitford?s holiday table and treated to a magical tale about the actual Christmas spirit.