Mary was "Chosen"

My daughter and I had a great conversation the other day about Mary and how having baby Jesus was not actually part of her plan.  Taylor had not thought about that.  We then talked about how even though the circumstances were not the best and it was very hard, Mary was "chosen" by God to be the earthly mother of Jesus Christ, which was way cool!  Let's remember that Mary wasn't just a character, she was a living breathing person like you and I. But what makes her remarkable to me is that she answered the call to "care" for Jesus.  She was a caregiver!  Amen!