Busy mom April Elizabeth Licata shared a Christmas miracle her family experienced after their all-black Pug puppy‚ Piper‚ went missing for two weeks. The story is incredible‚ but it’s her son’s reaction to seeing Piper again that has everyone reaching for the tissues! Little Piper was a special birthday gift for April’s 12-year-old son‚ Carter. After knowing a special all-black Pug puppy when he was little‚ Carter had always wanted a Pug of his own. So‚ when Carter got Piper for his birthday‚ the two had an instant bond. RELATED: Christmas Miracle Spares Woman's Life In House Explosion "It was love at first sight for the two of them‚" April recalled. So‚ you can imagine how upset Carter was when the unthinkable happened. Beloved All-Black Pug Puppy Goes Missing One day in November‚ Piper went outside to use the bathroom. But when it came time for her to come back inside‚ she was nowhere to be found. Piper’s heartbroken family looked everywhere for her. They searched for her‚ prayed for her‚ alerted everyone they knew‚ and posted the all-black Pug puppy’s picture all over social media. "We were all sick‚" April said. "The older kids wanted nothing to do with decorating the Christmas tree and it was a very somber Thanksgiving for them." As the days‚ and then weeks‚ ticked by‚ the family’s hopes for a Christmas miracle began dwindling. RELATED: Brain-Dead Baby Kaleb Crook with 0% Chance Makes Miraculous Recovery in Time for Christmas “We had all resigned ourselves to the reality that she [probably] wouldn't come back‚” April wrote on Facebook. But then‚ something amazing happened! A Christmas Miracle Just as it seemed like all hope was lost‚ April Elizabeth Licata received a message on Facebook from the Genesee County Animal Shelter. They’d come across April’s posts about Piper and someone had dropped off an all-black Pug puppy they thought might be her. It was a Christmas miracle! Piper was back home with the family that loved her so much. But one thing was still missing — Carter. Carter wasn’t home when the incredible news came in. He was staying with some of April’s family. And the mom decided let Carter experience a Christmas miracle himself by surprising him with a special reunion with his beloved all-black Pug puppy! When April Licata picked Carter up from school‚ she had Piper with her‚ all decked out in bows like a Christmas gift. The adorable Pug puppy couldn’t wait to cover her big brother in kisses. And her little tail couldn’t stop wagging the moment she laid eyes on him! YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Doctors Gave Up‚ But Her Parents Kept Praying For A Christmas Miracle But the most emotional part of the video is when Carter sees Piper. The sweet boy is overcome with emotion and almost doesn’t know what to do. Once he gets in the car with Piper‚ his sobs of joy are almost too much to bear! WATCH: A Christmas Miracle Reunites Boy With Missing Pug Puppy  This beautiful reunion truly is a Christmas miracle! LISTEN: The Legend of The Christmas Spider and Story Behind Tree Tinsel h/t: Love What Matters Featured Image Credit: Facebook/April Elizabeth Licata The post A Christmas Miracle Brought Missing Pug Home And Boy’s Reaction Is Almost Too Much To Handle appeared first on GodUpdates.

Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique‚ 30‚ collapsed on stage and passed away during a performance Wednesday. Henrique‚ who leaves behind a wife and one-month-old daughter‚ reportedly suffered a heart attack while performing his song ‘Vai Ser Tão Lindo’ at a religious event. The event‚ which took place in the city of Feira de Santana‚ was being streamed online. “Video footage of the incident showed Henrique engaging the crowd as he stood on the edge of the stage before he lost his balance and fell on his back‚” Daily Mail reports. Here’s the footage: NEW – Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique‚ 30‚ collapses and dies during a live performance — Daily Mailpic.twitter.com/evUXAz34nB — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 14‚ 2023 BREAKING: Brazilian singer Pedro Henrique‚ 30‚ collapses and dies suddenly during a live performance. pic.twitter.com/Um9KAiI4iB — DiedSuddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) December 14‚ 2023 More from Daily Mail: Henrique was taken to a nearby clinic‚ where he was confirmed dead. Henrique’s record label‚ Todah Music‚ told Radio 93 that the singer had suffered a massive heart attack. ‘These are very difficult situations in life for which we have no explanation‚’ Todah Music said in an Instagram post. ‘We just need to understand that the will of God prevails.’ The record label described Henrique ‘as a cheerful young man‚ a friend to all. Only child. A present husband and a super dedicated father.’ Henrique leaves behind a wife‚ Suilan Barreto‚ and a daughter‚ Zoe‚ who was born October 19. Barreto‚ a gospel influencer‚ had not made any public comments as of Thursday. Henrique joked about being exhausted several hours before he took the stage at the private church service. ‘I’m tired‚ I’m tired‚’ he told one of his friends. ‘That why I want fame. I’m tired.’

Cal-Maine Foods‚ America’s top egg producer and distributor‚ temporarily halted production at one of its facilities in Kansas due to an outbreak of avian influenza. The outbreak affected “approximately 684‚000 laying hens‚ or approximately 1.6% of the Company’s total flock‚” a press release from the company stated. “Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA. Cal-Maine Foods is working to secure production from other facilities to minimize disruption to its customers‚” the press release continued. Cal-Maine Foods temporarily shuts Kansas facility hit by bird flu https://t.co/VAgkifCxDi pic.twitter.com/C8YHzr7TM9 — Reuters (@Reuters) December 13‚ 2023 Cal-Maine halts egg production at plant as bird flu breaks out https://t.co/f13qGOERY4 — BirdieBittern (@BirdieBittern) December 14‚ 2023 From Cal-Maine Foods: According to the USDA‚ these detections do not present an immediate public health concern and are not a threat to the food supply. Also‚ according to the USDA‚ HPAI cannot be transmitted through safely handled and properly cooked eggs or poultry. There is no known risk related to HPAI associated with eggs that are currently in the market and no eggs have been recalled. There have been no positive tests for HPAI at any other Cal-Maine Foods locations to date. Cal-Maine Foods believes it has implemented and continues to maintain robust biosecurity programs across all its locations. Additional strict protocols are in place designed to prevent exposure from the Kansas facility to other locations‚ including the Company’s nearby layer complex which houses approximately one million hens. The Company continues to work closely with federal‚ state and local government officials and focused industry groups to mitigate the risk of future outbreaks and effectively manage the response. The APHIS division of the USDA and individual states track and publicly report individual incidents of HPAI by location. The Company will provide updated information in its next quarterly report to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2024 and does not expect to provide interim updates unless material. Cal-Maine Foods‚ Inc. is primarily engaged in the production‚ grading‚ packing‚ marketing and sale of fresh shell eggs‚ including conventional‚ cage-free‚ organic‚ pasture-raised‚ free-range and nutritionally enhanced eggs. The Company‚ which is headquartered in Ridgeland‚ Mississippi‚ is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States and sells the majority of its shell eggs in states across the southwestern‚ southeastern‚ mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has halted production at one of its facilities in Kansas due to the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (#HPAI).https://t.co/K2jtMaiXiO — MeatPoultry.com (@MeatPoultry) December 14‚ 2023 Zero Hedge reports: However‚ the re-emergence of bird flu should have consumers worried that ‘eggflation’ has returned. Now‚ new data from Urner Barry‚ a market research firm that tracks wholesale food prices‚ shows its Urner Barry Egg Index has jumped from a low of 48 cents a dozen in May to as high as $1.75 in November. Prices were $4.65 in December 2022. Urner Barry’s wholesale prices tend to lead as the USDA’s Grade A Egg Retail Per Dozen index appears to have bottomed around $2. PPI: prices for chicken eggs jumped 58.8 percent — zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 13‚ 2023 Reuters noted: It also said that no known HPAI risk associated with eggs were currently in the market and no eggs have been recalled‚ adding that there were no positive tests for HPAI at any other company locations to date. Shares of the company were down marginally at $48.80 in extended trading following the news. More than 72.5 million chickens‚ turkeys and other birds have been wiped out since the U.S. avian flu outbreak began in February 2022‚ according to the USDA. U.S. cases in commercial poultry flocks have increased since October 2023‚ with experts blaming wild birds for spreading the disease. Kansas had not reported an outbreak in a commercial flock since February 2023‚ U.S. data shows. Other large egg-laying operations have also been hit. Ohio confirmed last week that a commercial layer farm with 2.6 million birds was infected and said the birds were being culled.

One woman who was given up for adoption searched for decades before finding the woman she believed to be her birth mother‚ but she then soon learned something else about herself: she had been switched at birth. Children are a blessing and a gift from the good Lord above and should be treated as such. They add so much love and happiness to life. Welcoming a child into your home‚ whether through birth or adoption‚ is always a wonderful and joyous occasion that is worth celebrating. RELATED: Candace Cameron Bure Calls on Her Experience as an Actress to Guide Daughter’s Career Diane Bazella‚ now 63‚ learned she was adopted as a child‚ set out to find the woman who had given birth to her. That search that began when she was a 5-year-old came to an end in 2021. They two recently celebrated Diane’s birthday together in September‚ according to People. Diane and her birth mother‚ 81-year-old Sherri Geertz‚ were finally reunited after decades apart. But like everything else good in life‚ finding her mother did not come easy. The outlet reports that Diane‚ back in the 1980s‚ had managed to track down the two individuals listed as her mother and father on her birth certificate. For nearly 40 years‚ Diane believed she had found her biological parents. However‚ that turned out not to be the case. RELATED: Father-Daughter Duo Adrian and Emma-Jean Take On ‘Mary Did You Know?’ and It’s Fantastic Even though she loved and enjoyed the time she spent with the woman listed as her birth mother‚ she had a feeling in her gut that something was off. She was curious as to why there wasn't more of a resemblance between herself and the woman listed as her birth mother. The Woman Finally Found Her Birth Mother And Learned That She Had Been Switched At Birth Then‚ in 2017‚ Diane invested in an at-home test kit. The report's findings matched what Diane had suspected. The people she believed to be her relatives were not on the report. People reports that for the next four years‚ Diane began reaching out to the individuals on the report. She didn't have much luck. So‚ Diane tried once more‚ reaching out to a woman. Diane's luck had finally changed. That woman responded‚ and she turned out to be Diane's half-sister. RELATED: Daughter Ended up Turning Garage into an Apartment for Aging Mother and It’s Genius Diane's half-sister confronted her father‚ asking him if he might have had a daughter with another woman in the 1960s. Turns out that he did have a child‚ a baby girl‚ with another woman. That woman was then known as Sherri Nordlie. "Then all of a sudden‚ I realized everything I'd believed for all those years was wrong‚" Diane said. The stunning revelation led Diane to consider something else: She had "been switched at birth with another baby at the hospital." After learning about her birth father‚ Diane reached out to another person on her DNA report. This person also answered her. During their conversation‚ the woman mentioned that Sherri Nordlie was her cousin. The Mother And Daughter Are Now Making Up For Lost Time The outlet reports that Diane took another DNA test‚ which confirmed the woman now known as Sherri Geerts is her birth mother. The two started communicating soon after the test in 2021. Now‚ Diane and Sherri talk constantly‚ fly out to see one another regularly and email once a day. "We're definitely making up for lost time‚" Geertz said. "I never gave up hope that I'd find her someday." YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Dad’s Reaction After Daughter Gave Birth Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons In addition to communicating and spending time with her biological mother‚ Diane has developed a relationship with the man she uncovered as her real father. People adds that Diane's search has not come to an end. She is also hoping to find the woman she was switched at birth with on September 29‚ 1960. "If she were ever to look for her birth mother‚ she would have found my real birth mother‚" Diane said. "But since she has never searched for her‚ we don't know who she is." "Train up a child in the way he should go‚ and even when he is old he will not depart from it." – Proverbs 22:6.   Woman Switched at Birth Celebrates Birthday with Biological Mom After Decades-Long Search (Exclusive) https://t.co/CQbKDyIn7q - People (@people) November 22‚ 2023 h/t: People Featured Image Credit: Twitter.com/People The post Woman Switched at Birth Spent Years Looking for Her Biological Mom‚ Then Finds Her for Birthday appeared first on GodUpdates.

Meta has announced that their social media platform Threads is now available in Europe.

Lawmakers in Ohio passed a bill that restricts minors from accessing "gender-affirming care‚" and the bill also included verbiage to suggest that boys who identify as transgender girls would no longer have the ability to join female sports teams.