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I just finished The Real Mary by Scot McKnight.
I would reccomend reading it and have conveniently attached a link so you can buy it.

For personal reasons I'm recording this quote from page 148:

Conversion is a life-long process of being transformed. Some of us think the apostle Paul's dramatic conversion experience on the Damascus Road is the norm, but it is far more likely that the story of the real Mary is the norm. Mary's faith developed: She was smitten with the dynastic notion that God was about to make her son the king of Israel. But she soon learned, as she watched and learned to follow her own son as the Messiah, that such an idea of an earthly Davidic dynasty set up in Jerusalem gave way to the formation of something else, namely a faith family, that would branch out into the whole world. She wrestled with her son, even opposing the work he did. It is true, as the evangelical scholar Tim Perry says, that Mary's life "is one that mirrors the lives of many believers, with moments of intense spirituality interrupted by extended periods of ambiguity."

This book really shed new light into the life of Mary in the Bible and helped explain the whole Catholic idea of her role. It's an easy and beneficial read. If you've never thought of Mary outside of the Nativity scene you should especially give this book a gander.

peace and much love,
carrie jade