Hello, reading friends!

Expect the Unexpected . . .

Just a quick note today to tell you about a giveaway for biblical fiction--aka historical fiction based on biblical characters. Click the button to enter!

I have been hard at work--I mean nose-to-the-laptop working to finish SARAH and get this book handed in. It's shaping up nicely, and I just love her story. More details about that once it's ready to come out next year.

In the mean time, don't forget that if you know someone who's interested in writing, don't forget to send them to angelahunt.substack.com to sign up for my writer's newsletter. The monthly edition is free. :-)

And now, I'll leave you with a chicken story:

The recent rains and flooding have really destroyed our largest chicken coop. Hubby and I were trying to support the sagging structure late yesterday afternoon when two hens escaped. (I won't say who left the door open). One of the girls is friendly, so I caught her in no time. But the other one is skittish, and the more we tried to catch her, the more she ran--in fact, she ran into this tall stand of ginger that borders the ravine, and I knew we could never follow her in there. Finally we humans retreated to let the chickens do their thing. But what followed was amazing.

The chickens go into their coop at dusk, because that's where it's safest, so the rooster was inside the coop calling to the chicken who hadn't made it home. She was outside, lost as could be, and she was tut-tutting, trying to find her way home. He called and she tutted for about half an hour. Realizing that I wouldn't be able to catch her, I opened the door through which she had escaped, and finally, as the rooster called, she walked through the door and into the coop.

I have often said that roosters are like Jesus--they will lay down their lives for the flock, they lead them to food, they warn of predators . . . and last night I saw that when chickens are lost, the rooster will call and guide them home. Just like Jesus. Thank you, Mr. Roo, for being so faithful and diligent. And thank you, Jesus, for taking care of your flock.

One more thing--some friends and I have just put together this book of short stories! You can find it on Amazon.com. Enjoy!

Until next time,

Angie