At Christmas, many of us think about our homes — decorating, gathering family, and preparing a place of warmth and welcome. But across rural Oklahoma, from Northeast Oklahoma to Southeast Oklahoma, Christmas often looks a little different. It looks like early mornings in the barn, checking cattle, feeding horses, and tending the land before the day truly begins. And it’s worth remembering something simple and powerful: Jesus was born in a stable. Not a palace. Not a perfect s