I know it’s long past Advent, but there is this verse, subtly slipped into the end of the Christmas story which is stuck on repeat in my mind. You may have caught it when you did your Advent readings, or, like me the first time, it slipped past without notice. But it’s a good one, a gem, and it’s specifically written for and about a mother.  It’s Luke 2:51: But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. (This is Jesus’ mother, Mary, written about her experience of raising Jesus.) As we begin a new year, let’s take this verse and make it a goal for this year. Let’s…