Jackson and I went to MyGym today; the first time since May. The child was in hog-heaven back at "his" gym. While he was jumping in the ball pit the song, "Who Let the Dogs Out" came on. Jackson heard the music and started asking, "Mommy, who let the dogs out? Who let the dogs out, mommy?" He was emphatic and had to know who the heck let the dogs out. I had to explain to him through my cracking up that there were no dogs and it was just a song. I think he was a little disappointed that there were no dogs to let out. Crazy kid!
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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