just a girl like mary

i can't believe i haven't blogged in so long!!! terrible terrible. *tsk tsk*

i promise i will do a nice blog of my tumultous emotions over the past few weeks sometime soon. don't worry nothing life-threatening, just very emo - as i usually am...

right now in the midst of finishing "the nativity story", a novel adaptation by angela hunt on the birth of Christ. the movie is out tomorrow i think, but i saw the book and thought it looked worth its price. =) anyway haven't read a novel for AGES. so... anyway it's a very touching tale of the young girl mary. after passion of the Christ, and seeing her tear stained face and sorrow, it's very refreshing to see 'how it all began', how she first got the message from God, how she probably reacted and felt...

she must have been so scared. so young and so much uncertainty already. and it was difficult times to live in and to be a mother in... i feel so much for her. as i read the book i was moved to tears (but quickly brushed them away cos i was on the mrt lah). it dawned on me that i am a lot like her, in my current situation (no i am not expecting, nothing like that). the feelings, the thoughts and doubts running through her mind etc... a young woman about to be married and unsure of the future and of what God has in mind for her life. i am amazed by her faith and encouraged by her vulnerability.

i would guess that a lot of other women would feel the same way as they read the book. so do read it for yourselves and share how you feel about it. and as Christmas comes nearer, let's not forget the real reason why we celebrate this special season. i must say, that for myself, this Christmas, i want to see it through mary's eyes of faith.

my dec newsletter is uploaded on the left (archive), so do read my latest update! i'll be back with a longer post soon... =)