Twas the night before Christmas (or thereabouts), and family friends Clay and Heather Bloxham and Vance and Melissa Jolley were discussing their shared traditions. They discovered a favorite —filling a toy manger with straw to represent acts of kin

dness. This idea came from the story of Abe, an innkeeper’s son. With no room at the inn, Abe helped prepare a bed for baby Jesus in a Bethlehem manger. A time-honored tradition, and one practiced in their families for decades, they created a new w

ay for families to take part in this service activity. They describe, "The call is to think outside our door, to reach out to each other with compassion, to help. "With a wooden manger, paper "straw" to record acts of service and a Christ Child doll,

"Soft Enough for a King" brings the story of Christmas to life. The set also includes a picture book illustrated by beloved author Micah Player. The JolleyBlox family hopes this one-of-a-kind experience will invite others to conversations about the