Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Christmas is about Mary

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Jen Deaderick
Dec 24, 2020
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As a friend recently pointed out, Easter is about Jesus, Christmas is really about Mary. The woman who carried him in her womb and brought him forth into the world.

Three months after my baby was born, I stood in a candle-lit church holding her in my arms while we sang Silent Night. That is, everyone else sang. I was too overwhelmed and weepy looking dow…

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