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The Emperor Caesar said that everyone had to be officially registered and that they had to do it in the home town of their ancestors. Since Bethlehem is the city of our great King David, and because he had a lot of wives and many, many children ... our town and our inn was over crowded.  \nƒ  \nThere was scarcely room to walk between the bedrolls in the rooms, the hallways or on the rooftop. Our walled courtyard was crowded with groups around fires warming themselves, cooking and chattering. Behind the inn their donkeys and camels and sheep and goats were very noisy.  \nƓ  \nLate one day I heard my husband, Ezekiel, say,ľThere’s just no more room!Ŀ  \nI peeked around him and saw a worried, weary man with a very pregnant wife. They were both so tired and the woman hung her head.  \nI whispered to Ezekiel, ľWell, there is the animal stable.Ŀ  \nƔ  \nWhen Ezekiel came back from the stables, he said, ľThey are Mary and Joseph of Nazareth and they are so thankful for shelter.Ŀ  \nI quickly sent our boy to get Rachel, the local midwife, in case she was needed to deliver the baby. Her husband is one of the shepherds of the lambs that are sacrificed at the temple. Shepherds live in the fields during the busy lambing time in the spring.  \nThat night I was jolted awake. Why was the sky so bright!?  \nI woke up Ezekiel, and we both saw the sky filled with angels praising God and saying: ľGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.Ŀ  \nAmazing! What could that mean?  \nI couldn’t get back to sleep so I got up again. Looking outside in the bright moonlight I saw some temple shepherds going into our stable. Why would they do that?  \nPuzzled, I crawled back into the warmth of my bedroll. 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