How do I raise a Mary, Lord…

As we go into the Christmas season, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit this blog from a year ago. God bless!

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Mary

The other day, while driving, my daughter and I were discussing what song we might like to sing together for the annual Julatta service at our church.  For those of you who don’t live in a area predominantly filled with Swedish descendents, Julatta is a candlelight service that is held before sunrise on Christmas morning.  It’s a time that we gather as a church and focus on Christ and the miracle of His birth.  It’s beautiful, and the best way to start Christmas.  I’m not Swedish, but I love our little community and its wonderful traditions.  While Mattie and I were driving, we discussed one of my favorite Christmas songs, “Mary Did You Know?”  It’s a classic and we talked about turning it into a duet.  But as we drove, a realization hit me.  Mary couldn’t have known.  She couldn’t have begun to guess what would have happened. She was…

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