Sweet Mother Mary, Labored Life for all the world, Rose daughter to Son. My name is Mary. Not yet fifteen, I’ve given birth to my firstborn son. Though there will be others, no doubt, there can never
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When You Least Expect It, A Star Shimmers
By Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor “God goes to those who have time to hear Him. And so on this cloudless night He went to simple shepherds.” ~ Max Lucado The earth lay in a silky blanket
Read moreChanged Lives . . . The Shepherd’s Story
We may not have been an eyewitness to a host of angels or see the baby in the manger, but after meeting Christ we each have our own story of how He changed our lives.
Read moreMary’s Pondering . . . Our Gift
And this was a surprise to me: In verse 19, it says Mary pondered that visit from the shepherds. Even though I’ve read that scripture over and over again, I’d never properly placed Mary’s pondering. I’d always thought it was the Wise Men and their amazing gifts she had pondered. But no, she didn’t ponder the honor or the expensive gifts or the value they represented.
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