Letters to Mary from a Young Mother

<I>Dear Mary</P><P>I found out today that I am going to have a baby. We tried for so long it seems hard to believe that it finally happened. I think that I am in a state of shock. I'm happy but scared. My whole life is going to change...</I></P><P>So begins <I>Letters to Mary from a Young Mother</I> one woman's story of motherhood from conception through the first year as she confides her joys and frustrations to Mary mother of Jesus.</P><P>Perhaps more importantly <I>Letters to Mary</I> explores the humanity of Mary delving into how she herself might have felt during her own motherhood experience. Mary was a human mother and as such is connected to mothers in all times and places from Eve to the present day. She is a fellow traveler on the journey of motherhood ever-ready to lend an understanding ear.</P>