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Son nothing could exist; without Mary's son, nothing could be redeemed." To be chosen by God is an awesome privilege and responsibility. Mary received both a crown of joy and a cross of sorrow. Her joy was not diminished by her sorrow because it was fueled by her faith, hope, and trust in God and his promises. Jesus promised his disciples that "no one will take your joy from you" (John 16:22). The Lord gives us a supernatural joy which enables us to bear any sorrow or pain and which neither life nor death can take away. Do you know the joy of a life given over to God in faith and trust? What is the significance of Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth before the birth of Jesus? When Elizabeth greeted Mary and recognized the Messiah in Mary's womb they were filled with the Holy Spirit and with a joyful anticipation of the fulfilment of God's promise to give a Savior. What a marvelous wonder for God to fill not only Elizabeth's heart with

I know I've had other weekends that led into a Monday vacation day. This one is special though. My Princess's birthday is coming up and we will celebrate all week. Making this Monday extra special. :) This past Saturday was the day Lex and four bff's celebrated her birthday. I woke up early to start the preparations. I first went to pick up the cake. Then drove to pick up the balloons. After that I went to the movie theater to purchase the movie tickets to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D. The next thing I did was go to the restaurant, Gringo's, to decorate the table and leave the cake. And the final thing I did was go to buy Ricky's earned DSi. I promised that as an award for doing good work on the TAKS test. He not only did good but TOTALLY FANTASTIC, because he earned a commended score in Math and in Reading. I was tickled pink when his teacher called to tell me. Ricky went with me to do all that birthday party running around because he knew I would make that purchas