The Duggars share a lot with viewers on TLC’s “19 Kids & Counting,” but this may just be one of the most unique things yet.
The family, who lost their 20th child, baby Jubilee Shalom Duggar, in a miscarriage earlier this month, shared photos of the baby fetus in images that were shown at the memorial.
The controversial photos were first posted on Twitter by a family member before quickly making their way around the Internet, according to TMZ.
In them, a set of tiny feet are held between someone’s – presumably Michelle’s – thumb and index finger.
“There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world,” one photo reads.
Hundreds of family members and friends turned out for the service, held Wednesday in Springdale, Ark. Michelle, who knew she would be too emotional to express her thoughts and feelings in front of the overwhelming crowd, instead played a letter she had read and recorded, according to People.
“I feel a great sorrow and grief, and yet at the same time I have a peace in my heart,” the 45-year-old mother said. “This is so sad, but I have peace.
“There are people praying for us and angels surrounding our home, and there was peace in the sorrow and the grief. Those feelings are mingled together.”
The Duggars first learned of the tragedy during a routine checkup Dec. 8 when their doctor couldn’t locate the tiny baby’s heartbeat.
“We had just been talking about baby names last night and they were getting excited about naming a boy or a girl,” Michelle said at the time of breaking the news to her 19 children. “It has been a real sad disappointment.”
But the family is choosing to look on the bright side of the situation.
“We have so much to be thankful for,” Michelle told People. “I know that in the days and weeks to come there will be other things that I will walk through, and grief that will come, and there will be times that we will worship and sing praises.
“I know that God will allow me to continue to release the emotions that I will release.”
Added Jim Bob: “I really believe that God sees the bigger picture. I hope that her short life can encourage other people who have gone through things like this.”
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