Friday, May 3, 2024
Jessa and Ben on a Podcast
Jessa and Ben Seewald don’t spend much time in the public eye these days, but they recently stepped out to be guests on a podcast. They chatted with Elisha and Katie Voetberg on the Voetbergs’ podcast, “Now that We’re a Family.” They talk about their life as parents of five young children and what they prioritize. Ben has been a pastor for four years, and Jessa is busy homeschooling. They also discuss balancing family relationships with Ben’s church duties, as well as other topics.
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Good listen! I noticed their decline in making YT videos.
ReplyDeleteWhat qualifies Jessa to homeschool? A homeschool "high school" education from a state with little oversight or testing, using IBLP "wisdom" booklets? I'd want more for my kids if I were her.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to be qualified to homeschool.. I homeschool and my son is extremely bright. He's athletic and goes to a Christian camp every summer. I'm able to cue.in on his strengths and weaknesses subjects wise and follow a good curriculum. We learn inside and outside the home. He's not a bell curve student for sure!
DeleteYou don't need special qualifications to homeschool your children. Why do you assume she uses IBLP curriculum?
DeleteThe irony of someone uneducated on homeschooling commenting on someone else’s lack of education … do your research. Most states do have certain guidelines. If you ever watched 19 Kids and Counting, they shared their curriculum many times. The wisdom booklets were for character training, not for core subjects like reading, writing, math, social studies, or science. Also, Jessa herself had a GED which means she had to complete a test given by the state. The majority of public school children now are reading and writing well under grade level. I’d focus on that, dear, instead of spreading false information.
Delete8:36 Dear, public schools are charged with educating everyone who comes through the door, regardless of disability, home situation, languages spoken, or behavior. Comparing them to a homeschool situation is like comparing apples and oranges.
DeleteI can relate to what they were saying about not agreeing with each other about what some scriptures of the Bible are saying. My husband and I definitely don't agree with each other and I may not necessarily agree with my pastor either. Great podcast and thank you for posting.
ReplyDeleteThere is something inherently wrong with religion if its adherents can't agree amongst themselves. You lose focus, and it becomes a debate. Why follow something or someone you don't agree in or with?
DeleteThe focus is supposed to be on God the Father, Jesus the Son, our savior and the Holy Spirit. The reason to follow is because it is the truth of our salvation. Accept it and be changed as you follow.
Delete11:40 Amen!,
DeleteWell they spend more time posting stuff than most of their siblings who never post anything.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed listening to the podcast, Elisha and Katie did a great job of directing the podcast. Jessa and Ben are such a joyful, lovely, humble couple. It was encouraging to hear how hard they have worked and how Ben was led to pastor a church by taking on an internship at another church first. It was fun to hear the joy they have in raising their family. It was very evident from this interview of their deep love they have for their families. I thought it was sweet when Katie shared about when she was young, how her large family stayed at the Duggars and the kind hospitality they were shown. As an adult she reflected on how much she remembers about that visit and the Duggars kindness.
ReplyDeleteDoes Jessa take the children to Ben's church on Sunday? Does Jessa help Ben anyway at his church?
ReplyDeleteGreat comment. Also share the name of the church too
Delete3:46 Pastoring at his church is HIS job. His wife shouldn’t have to “cheerfully work for free” to “help” him do his job that he gets paid for. She should be at home cleaning and the house and caring for the kids. THAT is the unpaid job for which SHE was hired.
ReplyDeleteHE should be doing that stuff too. It's also his house and his kids. Fathers don't get a free ride in the housework and kid raising departments. Doesn't matter what paying job they have. They still have to help with the other stuff. Only the deployed military get off that hook.
DeleteIt astounds me that in 2024 people are still pontificating as to what men and women are responsible for doing and what roles they must fill in a marriage. Whether a woman or a man chooses to be a SAHP, or work outside the home, she/he should NOT be responsible for housework and child care 24/7. A marriage relationship should be based on teamwork, 50/50. If either spouse is keeping score, there are big problems.
DeleteHappy Mothers Day to all 16 Duggar Mothers! And Happy Fathers Day next month to all 14 Duggar fathers! (I hope Igot this count right. )
ReplyDeleteJessa is already letting her oldest daughter, who's only about to turn 5, wear the baby in a carrier around the house. Another generation of sister-moms in the making.
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