11th Duggar Wedding

The Duggars are gearing up for their 11th wedding. Jeremiah Duggar announced his relationship with Hannah Wissmann in October and revealed his engagement at the beginning of January. And now there's only a month to go until Jer and Hannah tie the knot. Their wedding is on March 26th. 

 

Jeremiah Duggar and Hannah Wissmann

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Jeremiah Duggar is Engaged

 

Jeremiah Duggar and Hannah Wissmann

In the midst of the heartbreak that the Duggars have experienced, they have a reason to celebrate. Jeremiah is engaged! He recently proposed to his girlfriend, Hannah Wissmann. The two announced their relationship in October. They been getting to know each other for a year. The Wissmann family played a role in the engagement, as did Jedidiah and Katey, which is very fitting, considering that Jed and Jer are twins. 

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Jeremiah's Girfriend

Jeremiah Duggar just announced that he is in a relationship! And you have probably heard his girlfriend's name before, as she and her family are long-time friends of the Duggars. We have done giveaways of their CDs, and one of their other daughters used to design our headers. Can you guess who it is?

Jeremiah's girlfriend is Hannah Wissmann (26), the ninth of Loren and Gloria Wissmann's 13 children.

Duggars #10 and 11 Turn 22

Happy 22nd birthday to Jedidiah and Jeremiah! They are Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's second set of twins, and they are the oldest of six brothers who sit between Joy-Anna and Johannah in the Duggar family lineup.

 

Jedidiah Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to our faithful blog readers! This Christmas season, we hope you are all healthy and having a marvelous time celebrating the birth of Christ. Just for fun, here are a few throwback photos from Duggar Christmas 2010 and Duggar Christmas 2012.

 

Jackson Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar, Justin Duggar, Jason Duggar,

James Duggar, Jedidiah Duggar

Christmas 2010

 

Jordyn Duggar

Christmas 2010

 

Joseph Duggar, Jill Duggar, Jessa Duggar

Christmas 2012

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com

A New Duggar Real Estate Agent

All in the family! When Grandma Mary Duggar passed away last year, she left behind a wonderful legacy, which included a career in real estate. Jim Bob and Michelle are also licensed agents, and in January 2016, we shared that Joseph was pursuing his license, which he successfully obtained.

Well, the list of Duggar real estate agents continues to grow, as Jeremiah Duggar just passed his exam on Friday and has joined the group. Congratulations, Jer!

 

Jeremiah Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar, Michelle Duggar, Joseph Duggar

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

2 Duggars Move Out...Before Marriage

You're definitely going to want to tune in tonight for this week's new episode of Counting On. The title, "A Duggar Bachelor Pad," says it all. Twins Jedidiah Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar have just moved out of the big house into a home of their own. You'll get a tour of their new place and see some of the challenges that they face as they navigate life without the rest of the family.

Jeremiah Duggar, Joy-Anna Forsyth, Gideon Forsyth, Jedidiah Duggar

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Duggar Twins Turn 21

Twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah celebrated their 21st birthday yesterday. Jed owns a car lot in Northwest Arkansas and is running for state representative, while Jer earned his commercial pilot license this year. Happy birthday to these two!

Jedidiah Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com

MEDIC CORPS Bahamas Update

Happy Sunday! We wanted to give you an update on the crew that is doing disaster and medical relief work in the Bahamas with MEDIC CORPS. Some have returned home, while others have joined the team. The most recent crew has included Lawson Bate, Nathan Bates, John-David Duggar, Jana Duggar, Abbie Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar and the Duggars' friend Laura.

The team is stationed in Marsh Harbor, in the Abaco Islands, and has been working around the clock and sleeping on the airport floor. They have partnered with organizations like Samaritan's Purse and Team Rubicon to multiply their efforts. Visit the News4Jax website to read a touching story written by one of the anchors.
 
Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Joy and the Boys

Jeremiah Duggar 20 (wearing Joy's glasses), James Duggar 18, Joy Forsyth 21,

Justin Duggar 16, Jason Duggar 19, Jedidiah Duggar 20

"She was always out there playing with us and having all kinds of fun."
-Jason Duggar

"She wasn't exactly the girly-girl that most of my other sisters were."
-Jeremiah Duggar

It's no secret that Joy-Anna Duggar (now Joy-Anna Forsyth) grew up as a tomboy. With two brothers directly above her in the family lineup and six below her, she spend a good portion of her childhood years playing with the boys. And even though she is 21 and married with a son, she still maintains a very close relationship with her brothers. That's why this new photo of "Joy and the boys" is so sweet.

For nostalgia, we have also included a Counting On video clip that aired around the time of Joy's wedding but contains old footage of Joy as a little girl. (The video is from 2017, so disregard the message at the end that says that Counting On airs on Monday nights.)

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com; video courtesy TLC

Jana's Favorite Place

This weekend, Jana visited one of her favorite places with younger brother Jeremiah Duggar. Can you guess where they went? The hardware store, otherwise known as Lowe's Home Improvement! With the supplies that she bought, Jana built shelves and did some painting.

Millennials--otherwise know as Generation Y--are often referred to as Generation DIY. Jana and the other Duggar siblings have embraced the DIY culture in a big way. Are you a do-it-yourself person?

Jana Duggar

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Flour Bombing with the Duggars

Duggars go flour bombing

Jim Bob Duggar: "It’s going to be a stiff competition. You know what, it’s not whether you win or lose, but it’s how you play the game."

Jeremiah Duggar: "It sure is nice to win, though."

In case you missed Monday's episode (be sure to check out our recap), we wanted to fill you in on the activity that Jim Bob and the Duggar brothers engaged in. It's called flour bombing, and it's the process of throwing bags of flour from an airplane onto a target on the ground. While Abbie tried on wedding dresses with the ladies, John-David Duggar hosted a flour bombing competition for his bachelor party.

Photo/video courtesy TLC

Tyler Turns 11

If you have been following our blog for the past few years, you have likely heard us mention Tyler, Michelle's nephew who has been living with the Duggars. We have posted a handful of photos of him, and he has also been featured on Counting On. In the family lineup, he fits in between Jordyn and Jennifer. Happy 11th birthday, Tyler!

Jackson Duggar and Tyler

Duggars' New Zealand/Australia trip, January 2018

Jim Bob Duggar and Tyler

Fort Rock Family Camp, August 2018

Tyler, Jackson Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar, Josie Duggar, 

Michelle Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar

Demolition Derby October 2017

Johannah Duggar, Jennifer Duggar, Tyler

Holiday baking 2017

Tyler, Jackson Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar, Michelle Duggar, 

Grandma Duggar, Michelle's sister

Tyler's 9th birthday, 2017

Tyler's violin recital 2018

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com

Duggars #10 and #11 Turn 20

Today, the second to last day of the year, is the final Duggar birthday celebration of 2018, and it's a big one. Twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah are 20 years old! Happy birthday, Jed and Jer. Today is also Zach Bates' 30th birthday.

 

Jedidiah Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com, Joy and Austin Forsyth

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at the Duggars'

Have you ever attended an ugly Christmas sweater party? Jim Bob and Michelle, Jana, and a few of the younger Duggar children are on a mission trip in Central America, but the Duggars back home threw an ugly Christmas sweater party at the "big house." Their get-together included Italian food, a baking competition, a white elephant gift exchange, board games, and lots of ugly sweaters.

Grandma Duggar, Michael Duggar, Anna Duggar, Mackynzie Duggar,

Mason Duggar, Josh Duggar, Meredith Duggar, Marcus Duggar

Jedidiah Duggar, Jason Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar

Joseph Duggar and Kendra Duggar

John Duggar and Abbie Duggar

Photos courtesy theseewaldfamily.com

Birthday Lunch with the Twins

On Wednesday, we posted a new photo of Gideon Forsyth, and a few readers requested a picture that shows his full stature (see below).

The Forsyths have had a busy week. Tomorrow is Joy-Anna Forsyth's 21st birthday, and twin brothers Jedidiah and Jeremiah took her out for an early lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse. Joy is only 14 months older than the twins, and the three were very close growing up. Carlin Bates is also in town, so Joy and Jana took her wedding dress shopping at David's Bridal. Carlin is six months younger than Joy and was a bridesmaid in her wedding.

Jeremiah Duggar, Joy-Anna (Duggar) Forsyth, Gideon Forsyth, Jedidiah Duggar

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com/Joy and Austin Forsyth

Duggar Payback Prank

Jeremiah Duggar and Jedidiah Duggar

Jeremiah Duggar: "At the Duggar weddings...car trashing is just something that you're just supposed to do."

Jedidiah Duggar: "Josiah is really the prankster for the family, and so he's pulled some pretty good tricks over the years

Joseph Duggar: "[It's] well-deserved payback."

Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson are headed to the altar on tonight's Counting On season finale episode. But they had better watch their backs because the Duggar guys are preparing a payback prank for their dear brother (video below).

Photo/video courtesy TLC

Jed, Jer, and Jason Do Prison Ministry

For those wondering what the unmarried Duggar adults have been doing, we have an update to share. Last week, Jedidiah Duggar (19), Jeremiah Duggar (19), and Jason Duggar (18) took part in prison ministry, alongside several other men. They partnered with the staff from Journey to the Heart.

If you are a longtime reader of the blog, you have probably heard us mention Journey to the Heart. It is a spiritual retreat, initially created for young people but now available for older adults, in which many of the Duggar kids have participated. The goal is to focus, for several days, on the Lord and to discover his Love in a deeper way.

Jedidiah Duggar (right) with Josiah Duggar and Jim Bob Duggar

 

Jeremiah Duggar

Jason Duggar

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com

Early El Salvador Trip

Hope your Monday is off to a good start. We thought we would kick off the week with a few throwback photos from a trip the Duggars took to El Salvador back in 2009 (can you believe that was 9 years ago?). It was one of the family's first mission trips to Central America. Take a walk down memory lane by scrolling through these snapshots.

 Jinger Duggar

Jim Bob Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar

Jim Bob Duggar

 Jill Duggar

 Jessa Duggar

 Jedidiah Duggar

 Group photo

 Group prayer

 Josiah Duggar

Anna Duggar

Photos courtesy Scott Enlow/TLC

New Photos of James and Jer

We know you enjoy seeing updated photos of the Duggar siblings who aren't in the spotlight as much as some of the others. These snapshots of 16-year-old James and 19-year-old Jeremiah were taken at a wildlife park in Australia that the Duggars visited over the weekend.

 James Duggar

 Jeremiah Duggar

For comparison, below are photos of the boys when they were young.

James Duggar with Justin Duggar, 2010

Jeremiah Duggar, 2011

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Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com