Mary..The mother of Jesus

I just finished Unafraid by Francine Rivers. Anytime I study the life of Jesus, it always seems to be the most difficult for me studying it from Mary's perspective. Yes, He is the Son of God but He was her son too. She loved Him not only because of who she knew He would be but simply because of who He was to her. I believe that God is so gracious the Mary surely was spared the knowledge that her Son was born to be crucified for all of us. I don't see how she could have made it through if she had known. As I read the story I have read so many times, I just don't even have a grasp on all of it. That anyone would choose us and go to their death for even those who were crucifying and rejecting Him. The story has been written, and we all know the ending. But let us never get tired of studying the Scriptures from different perspectives. There is so much to be gained....