{"product_id":"mary-and-baby-jesus","title":"Mary and Baby Jesus Miniature Saint Statue","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMary and Baby Jesus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary was a young woman living in the small town of Nazareth when her life changed forever. Asked to do\nsomething extraordinary and unexpected, she didn’t fully understand what lay ahead. Yet she said “yes” with\ncourage and trust, and in doing so, she became the mother of Jesus. She held him, protected him, and loved him \nwith everything she had — through joy and through sorrow. Mary’s story reminds us that God doesn’t always call\nthe oldest, the most powerful, or the most experienced. Sometimes he calls the young — and asks only for an\nopen and willing heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary and Baby Jesus teach us the virtues of \u003cb\u003ecourage, trust, and the power of saying yes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolemnity of Mary, Mother of God: January 1 | Mother of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"[BLOG-URL-TBD]\"\u003eMary’s “yes,” the mother who held God in her arms, and why her\ntrust still speaks to families →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis statue is hand-designed by Little Drops of Water and hand-painted in fine resin. Mary is shown cradling\nthe infant Jesus close, robed in blue and white, her face bent tenderly toward the child in her arms. Sized to\nfit on a nightstand, a bookshelf, a desk at work, or the quiet corner of a home altar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Miniature Saint Statue from Little Drops of Water is finished by hand, which means each piece carries\nsmall variations in shading and brushwork — the mark of real craftsmanship, not mass production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA REFLECTION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary was young, and asked to do something far beyond what she could understand — yet she said “yes” with\ncourage and trust, and held God himself in her arms. Hers is the example of every open and willing heart. To\nkeep this image near is to be reminded that holiness begins with a simple, trusting yes, and that the Mother\nwho held Jesus holds her children still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePERFECT FOR THE FAMILIES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA keepsake gift for:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA child’s \u003cstrong\u003eBaptism\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eChristening\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003enew baby\u003c\/strong\u003e or a \u003cstrong\u003enew mother\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMother’s Day\u003c\/strong\u003e or the \u003cstrong\u003eSolemnity of Mary (January 1)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eMarian name day\u003c\/strong\u003e or family celebration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChristmas\u003c\/strong\u003e or a quiet patroness for a new home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it belongs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is at home wherever a family prays — on a bedside table, a bookshelf, a desk at work, or the corner of a\nhome altar. Many families pair it with the matching soft plush from our \u003ca href=\"[PLUSH-COLLECTION-URLTBD]\"\u003eCatholic Plush Dolls\u003c\/a\u003e collection, and with the free \u003ca href=\"[COLORING-URL-TBD]\"\u003eMary and Baby Jesus\ncoloring page\u003c\/a\u003e included with every order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/miniature-saint-statues\"\u003eMiniature Saint Statues\u003c\/a\u003e collection to\nfind it among the saints and devotions hand-painted for the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigned by Little Drops of Water® — trusting God with an open and willing heart.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Drops of Water","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45992478605509,"sku":"155252YX-18","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/7337\/files\/little-drops-of-water-mary-and-baby-jesus-1228853205.webp?v=1776699371","url":"https:\/\/littledropsofwater.com\/products\/mary-and-baby-jesus","provider":"Little Drops of Water","version":"1.0","type":"link"}