Scott was not in the mood for my pastrami sandwiches tonight so we went out to dinner. Scott's pic: The Olive Garden. When we pulled up Jackson said, "We are going to the Grape Store." Both of us were a little perplexed and began to look around to find out what might have prompted this comment. We noticed that there are grapes on the front of The Olive Garden. So, we had dinner at The Grape Store tonight. Silly kid! I hope he never stops saying funny things like this!
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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