T onight I was reading a Christmas book to the kids and amidst wiping noses and answering random questions I looked at the illustrations & was hit by the sweet face of Mary & how peaceful she looked. The illustrator has her with her hair in place, make-up just right and she even has a beautiful veil on her head that matches perfectly to her outfit, and she has just given birth in a barn carved into the side of a mountain - she is the perfect woman. I got a kick out of the pictures & at myself for wondering how she did all that. She didn’t – the ilustrator made her look this admirable.
Why should we admire Mary? She was a teenage girl who woke up in the middle of the night with a “glowing man” in her room telling her that despite the fact she was a virgin she would give birth to God’s Son. She went along with everything.
Why should we admire Mary? Because of her faith. Morning sickness, hot flashes, swollen ankles, post-partum depression & 16 hours & 45 minutes of labor (that was Baylor) all on faith. Nobody is perfect & I am sure she asked the angel why me? I am sure it took her a few days to get her courage up to tell her parents & a few more days to see Joseph. But she did it and then gave birth in a barn without a doctor & without an epidural. ***Next Night ***
Would I have faith like that?
That is what is on my mind this Christmas. Could I have done that? . . .
We put up the tree tonight = FUN!
Whitty was so cute I would hand him an ornament & he would run to the tree saying "Sissy, sissy" & get Bay to help him put up the ornament. Bay was very careful & William, well he could have cared less, he was more interested in eating the candy off the gingerbread house.
They did a pretty good job given their heighths (sp?)
Baylor had her Christmas prgram at church this AM & did great with her speaking part & duet. She loves being on stage.
More later, Joce
Why should we admire Mary? She was a teenage girl who woke up in the middle of the night with a “glowing man” in her room telling her that despite the fact she was a virgin she would give birth to God’s Son. She went along with everything.
Why should we admire Mary? Because of her faith. Morning sickness, hot flashes, swollen ankles, post-partum depression & 16 hours & 45 minutes of labor (that was Baylor) all on faith. Nobody is perfect & I am sure she asked the angel why me? I am sure it took her a few days to get her courage up to tell her parents & a few more days to see Joseph. But she did it and then gave birth in a barn without a doctor & without an epidural. ***Next Night ***
Would I have faith like that?
That is what is on my mind this Christmas. Could I have done that? . . .
We put up the tree tonight = FUN!
Whitty was so cute I would hand him an ornament & he would run to the tree saying "Sissy, sissy" & get Bay to help him put up the ornament. Bay was very careful & William, well he could have cared less, he was more interested in eating the candy off the gingerbread house.
They did a pretty good job given their heighths (sp?)
Baylor had her Christmas prgram at church this AM & did great with her speaking part & duet. She loves being on stage.
More later, Joce
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