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What Was Mary Doing When Gabriel Appeared?

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If You Believe in Christmas, It Would’ve Been in May. I decided it was a beautiful Spring Day with soft breezes blowing. The harsh Middle East winter was in the past, and March and its roaring winds had come and gone. Balmy April, with its showers, had nourished the earth and coaxed new life from old growth.

That morning she had dressed in a hurry to get outside, joyful and content in her teenage world. She was proud of her tunic, having spun and woven the fabric herself. She had another one safely stored for best wear. Breakfast of bread and figs done, she’d rushed her morning chores, eager to get away from her younger siblings.

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If You Believe in Christmas, It Would’ve Been in May. I decided it was a beautiful Spring Day with soft breezes blowing. The harsh Middle East winter was in the past, and March and its roaring winds had come and gone. Balmy April, with its showers, had nourished the earth and coaxed new life from old growth.

That morning she had dressed in a hurry to get outside, joyful and content in her teenage world. She was proud of her tunic, having spun and woven the fabric herself. She had another one safely stored for best wear. Breakfast of bread and figs done, she’d rushed her morning chores, eager to get away from her younger siblings.

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May? not March 25th?
 
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It’s Ida Adam’s story. You’d have to ask her.
My apologies. I thought it was you who posted the story for edification and/or discussion.
 
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My apologies. I thought it was you who posted the story for edification and/or discussion.
I posted it for edification or meditation…but it’s not my story. It’s her’s and what she pondered and made a little story out of it. It makes one inspired to do the same. :)
 
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