Advent Calendars

When I was a child we had a German Advent Calendar in our home. The backing folded to make a three dimensional space for the Holy Family for December 24. It has been well used and loved. Some of the doors have fallen off, but I want to repair it and use it again sometime. Because I have not yet done this, I have other Advent Calendars. This year I put a German one on our refrigerator. The cover picture is of the angels appearing to the shepherds. The drawings under the doors look like some designed several decades ago. I bought it for my mother but she never used it. The glitter and the pictures under the little numbered doors gave me a childlike joy this Advent. One of the grandchildren was around to open a door one day. I enjoyed that as much as opening them myself. I like surprises. Where else in life do we have such safe and beautiful ones?