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Dogs Saying Grace
A blessed Christmas to you!
~~Angie
Birthday surprise!
It’s Angela Hunt’s birthday, but you get the presents! Afton of Margate Castle, Roanoke, Then Comes Marrisge, and The Case of the Mystery Mark all FREE on Kindle today!
The Duggar’s 20th baby
I don’t routinely follow the show “Nineteen Kids and Counting”, but I was shocked and touched by recent photos released by the family after the mother, Michelle, miscarried their twentieth child in her second trimester.
I was touched because the photos show how beautiful and perfect the hands and feet of Jubilee Shalom Duggar were. The family contacted “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep,” an organization I have endorsed in one of my books, in order to have a permanent memento of their 20th child. These photos are beautiful, loving, and clearly show how human this tiny child was.
What shocked me was that TMZ called these pictures “photos of the fetal corpse” and even included a disclaimer of their site, saying that these photos might offend viewers. Excuse me? What kind of offense could these little feet cause?
Except . . . it truly might shock and educate those who believe that an unborn baby is a featureless fetus, a creature less than human simply because it has never breathed outside its mother’s body. TMZ treated this entire story of the Duggar’s action as something macabre and horrible, and I, for one, think their reaction is what’s macabre and horrible.
Human life is fully human at conception. There is nothing horrible or shameful about a baby in the womb, even a baby that does not survive in the womb . . . unless that baby is forcibly pulled from the womb with a vacuum machine, a scalpel, or pair of scissors, or a salty solution that burns the baby’s skin from its body.
THAT’s horrible. That’s macabre. And I’m ashamed and shocked to realize that many in our nation have confused these two realities.
~~Angie
Living Adventurously
When a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes along, an adventurous woman grabs it. In April 2001, my 275-pound dog was invited to appear on Live with Regis and Kelly. My husband said it was a crazy idea, but we cleared our calendars and flew to Manhattan to bask in our mastiff’s fifteen minutes of fame.
Two days later, I attended the film’s national premier in Hollywood. With representatives from my publisher, I walked over the red carpet outside the theater, then we made our way to our seats. I watched, amused and amazed, as Hollywood gathered to watch a reenactment of an amazing story.
With the words of the prophets firmly in mind, the people of Isra’el were expecting a messiah from David’s lineage, a leader who would vanquish their enemies and secure the peace. They waited for a brilliant, charismatic warrior-king who would cleanse the land of the Roman occupiers and establish his throne on Mt. Zion.
BOM: The Results/Reader reaction
BOM: The Editing
Photo: my book club in 2006, marveling over the fact that I baked . . . a Christmas miracle!
BOM: The Writing
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I hope your Christmas season is off to a delightful start!