Unimportant

She was childless in a culture that valued large families. She was no longer young. She was from a small town. There is no mention of her education or career. She didn’t matter to anyone but her husband who loved her. Her name was Hannah. All the people who have read the Scriptures down through…

Mary

She could never have imagined that she was about to be plunged into a life of challenge, change, conflict, misunderstanding, and danger.  Like any young woman her age, she was looking forward to her wedding.  It would be a lovely occasion and just the beginning of a happy, contented life with a kind and thoughtful…

Not What She Expected

Poor Mary The high of talking with an angel.  The excitement of having a heavenly appointment.  The reassurance of her old aunt already aware of her happy news. The low of realizing that Joseph, her beloved, didn’t know.  How could she ever explain the unexplainable?  Then the relief of Joseph getting his own angel visit….