Jesus' Birth- from Joseph's perspective

I was scared but honored to be the father of Jesus. I really didn't know Mary very well but we got along and she was as scared as I was. She was very close to God and so was I. I was a carpenter and that was all I really knew how to do.  When I found out that Mary was pregnant (even before we were married) I was shocked and scared. When Mary came to me and told me that she was pregnant with a child from the Holy Spirit, at first I intended to divorce her secretly because I didn't want to disgrace her But that is when the LORD came to me in a dream and told me not to be afraid and to take Mary as my wife. That is a night I will NEVER forget!  We had to travel to Bethlehem to be counted by Caesar Augustus, we had to go to Bethlehem because I was of the house and lineage of David. After a long journey, Mary realized that she was about to give birth so we went to go see if there was any room in the Inn. There wasn't. We ended up staying in a stable and baby Jesus was born in a manger. Shepherds came and told us what the angels said to them. Now when Jesus was  12 years old we went to the temple according to custom, after the feast we returned and we didn't realize that Jesus was still in Jerusalem, in the temple. We searched for Him. Then we went back to Jerusalem and searched and searched. I was scared but I didn't lose hope. After 3 DAYS of searching we found Jesus in the temple sitting with the teachers listening and asking them questions. When Mary asked Jesus why He was there and how He had caused us great distress, Jesus said "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" Mary and I did not understand. Jesus was a great Son, and I am honored to have Him as my Son.
                                                                                    - Joseph