I love this one: bringing into perspective the young womanhood of Mary with one's own growing into adulthood with much uncertainty tinged with tender innocence... very touching... thank you..
I gave Madam Alexandra dolls to my girls at Christmas. 1 was the baby doll. This doll Was used in
Christmas Pageants that we had in our home on Christmas eve. The children got to invite some of their friends their families and those present would act out the story. After singing Happy Birthday we enjoyed cookies and felllwship! Precious memories!
I, too, received a Madame Alexander doll each Christmas, from age 9 to 18 (plus my grandmother gave me my first doll, a Madame Alexander, the day I was born. Dad built a display case where all of my dolls reside, still hanging on the wall forty years later. I have added to the collection, but only occasionally, not yearly.
This post brought back memories for me! My mother also bought my sister and me Madame Alexander dolls each Christmas. I can't remember when they quit coming, but I always felt she enjoyed getting them for us. Thanks for humanizing Mary.
I love this one: bringing into perspective the young womanhood of Mary with one's own growing into adulthood with much uncertainty tinged with tender innocence... very touching... thank you..
MARY’S CROSS
Scandal has tingled the villagers’ ears
And engendered the gossip mother fears.
I find her, alone, dissolved in tears
From what she’s heard in the marketplace.
When go for water, my ears start burning,
As I shop for fish, my feet start turning
To run, but I’m gradually learning
That their hisses can’t rob me of God’s grace.
They tell my father it’s a shame.
They tell my mother she’s to blame.
They whisper to others that I’m a stain
On the high reputation of this godly place.
A swollen belly can’t be hid
Nor the depths of disgrace into which I’ve slid.
Next, my marriage vows they’ll try to forbid
And work to see me exiled from this place.
In the angel’s words it was God I heard.
He’s wiser than the scolds of this world.
I’m told if I faithfully follow His word
I’ll hold the Creator of all time and space
In my arms.
by Pamela Urfer
Thank you so much for these daily devotions, an amazing gift that has both challenged and lifted my spirits......
I gave Madam Alexandra dolls to my girls at Christmas. 1 was the baby doll. This doll Was used in
Christmas Pageants that we had in our home on Christmas eve. The children got to invite some of their friends their families and those present would act out the story. After singing Happy Birthday we enjoyed cookies and felllwship! Precious memories!
I, too, received a Madame Alexander doll each Christmas, from age 9 to 18 (plus my grandmother gave me my first doll, a Madame Alexander, the day I was born. Dad built a display case where all of my dolls reside, still hanging on the wall forty years later. I have added to the collection, but only occasionally, not yearly.
This post brought back memories for me! My mother also bought my sister and me Madame Alexander dolls each Christmas. I can't remember when they quit coming, but I always felt she enjoyed getting them for us. Thanks for humanizing Mary.