Tag: Blessing

There I sat, in the waiting room of the maternity ward.  My friend had gone in to labor in the middle of the afternoon and the network of cell phones buzzed furiously; “It’s time.”  As I looked around, I saw moms, dads, siblings, uncles, cousins, friends, and just about anyone else who knew her.  The…
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With Elizabeth pregnant with a miracle onvichild as a blessing and gift from God, Mary went to see her relative and check on her pregnancy.  After all, both of them had miraculous conceptions.  If anyone would be able to understand Mary’s situation, it would be Elizabeth.  So Mary traveled while pregnant (admittedly not the last time she…
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