Jackson and I were blessed to visit my sister and her family in Sacramento. My mom joined us there. We had a blast playing visiting and playing with the cousins! We watched Josh's soccer game (he was awesome), went to the kids' school harvest festival, visited Apple Hill, and went to the Sacramento zoo. We had the most wonderful time with family. The best part was having all the cousins together. They so enjoyed each other even though Jackson kept bonking Allison on the head. We had a blast. It went by way to quick! We can't wait for Thanksgiving with my parents and to all be reunited again at Christmas!
Teenage Mother A donkey owner Simon of Cyrene Who are these people? I am sure you can figure out the first one: Mary the mother of Jesus. Who are the others and what do all three of these people have in common? They all did extraordinary things but, for the most part, went unseen. Do you ever feel unseen? Undervalued? I do. I try not to get caught up in that space, but I find myself there too often. While Mary is infamous today, she wasn't when she brought the King into this world. She was a teenager who gave birth in a barn. She was an outcast who was pregnant but not married. She told of an unbelievable story involving an angel, a Spirit, and a Savior who was going to save the world. Could you even imagine? It's easy for us to be in awe of Mary. We know the whole story. She didn't. And neither did the people around her. She had to live it. To top it all off, she had to watch her beloved son die a gruesome death. Talk about feeling unseen and undervalued. She faithfu...
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