lucky enough to find baby Jesus

Remember reading of the times when three kings went looking for a special child. A child born that would be different from the rest. The child had been born and they went to find him to give him presents.

Friday was not just an ordinary day. Around one in the afternoon it began to snow. It's rare when it snows here in Texas. I happen to be at work. People would come in and tell me that they had bad news. They'd tell me there were snow flurries coming down. When the weather decides to be abnormal all I want to do is go home cuddle on the couch and watch a good movie with a cup of coffee in my hand. But that day was a little extra different. My plans were to go to my parents house and eat some bread. Didn't make it in time to do so. I ended up getting home really late. Not late for me but past my parents bedtime late. Texans get really nervous on the road when the weather is bad. We get nervous because there is someone out there that thinks they are immune to wrecks.  Someone taking risks with their life and the lives of others.  Heather and I ended up eating the bread ourselves. Some but not all. I ended up bringing some to my mom today. She was happy I did. We didn't grow up with this tradition. The kings bread (Rosca de Reyes) it is a round shaped sweet bread with the colors that represented the three kings and their presents. January six is said to have been the day the kings found the baby born, Jesus. When you buy the bread it has little babies to signify the baby Jesus. I always assumed the baby Jesus would be baked inside but times change and now the babies come separate and are placed inside right before it is cut to share. If you are lucky to get a baby Jesus from your piece, you are to make tamales and have a feast to share with your family. Some of us are lucky to not get the baby Jesus only because they don't want to host a dinner party and make tamales. I on the contrary think it is a blessing if just the thought of finding the baby Jesus. People go through life wanting to know him, and some have a hard time finding him not knowing he is always there.

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I may not know how to make tamales but I can surely buy some to have that feast. I took some of the bread to my mom today and I purposely put in a baby Jesus. Why you ask? Because she makes the best dang tamales I've ever had. I mean who doesn't love their mom's tamales, made with hard work and love. So come February if she is too tired to make some I'll buy them and bring them for the feast.

I asked Heather for a piece of three kings bread. She handed me a piece with baby Jesus right on it, I think she is giving me hints.