Christmas had so much more meaning for me this year. All throughout December, I heard the song "A Baby Changes Everything". And each time I heard it, I kept thinking about how much a baby really does change everything. It certainly has for us. But for Mary, her baby's birth not only changed her life and her relationship with her husband, her baby's birth changed the world. God chose to send his Son, the world's Savior, in the most humble way - as a baby. Having a baby of my own, made me think more of what Mary must have gone through on that Christmas night so many years ago. She knew the magnitude of who her Son was. How humbling and yet scary that must have been for her. The week before Christmas was a difficult week emotionally for me. I was reminded all week of those whose holiday wouldn't be the most joyous of times. My heart was heavy for those who have lost loved ones - parents, grandparents, siblings, children, spouses, friends. My heart was particular...