My pregnancy paralleled that of Mary’s.  I was expecting!  I would have a Christmas baby!  The joy swelled, as did the maternity clothes and baby purchases.  I often wondered what Mary thought about during her pregnancy.  Was she nervous?  Fearful?  Did she often have morning sickness?  Was her second trimester a breeze after the difficulties passed?

My baby boy was born 16 years ago today, and I still remember the awe of gazing at his precious face.  To think that Mary and Joseph held my Lord and Savior…hmmm.  That is beyond comprehension.  What a miracle.  What a loving, compassionate God, who would entrust His Son to imperfect people to raise.

            “And Mary said:  ‘My soul glorifies the Lord…’”  Luke 1:46

I'm such a guy. I don't think I've ever thought about how Mary's trimester's went. I always wondered about how her community responded to the premarital pregnancy.