Joseph and Josiah on Life and Courting

We know you love hearing from the non-married, adult Duggar siblings. In this interview with TLCme host Danni Star, Joseph Duggar and Josiah Duggar chat about potential Duggar courtships and life without sister Jinger Duggar Vuolo.

Photo/video courtesy TLC

Chat with Jill Duggar: New Book 6

Here is the final segment of Ellie's interview with Jill Duggar. Thanks for joining us this week!

Ellie: Aside from working on the book, what have you and your sisters been up to?

Jill: "We just got back from the national ATI Conference, and Jinger left from the conference to go home. She had her first wedding photo shoot. She was really scared at first. She was like, 'I don't know how I'm going to do!' She's doing it with a friend of hers, so she and her friend, Megan, they went over, and she texted us pictures. She was like, 'I'm on my way, pray for me!' She was nervous about the lighting because the couple is getting married in a medieval chapel. She's been interested in photography and improving on her skills. She's taken photos for friends and stuff before, but this is her first paid job. So she is having a lot of fun."

"I have been busy studying. I'm an apprentice midwife right now, and I'll be starting my classes once I get back home again, and then delivering babies and all that. Jana has been going with me to births as a labor coach. Jessa has been working really hard on the book the last few weeks, getting a lot of the content organized. She's the organizer of the family, so she does a pretty good job. We've been busy, and traveling."

Jana and Jill have also been using their talents as they work with a girls' ministry.

UPDATE: Jinger's photo shoot went swimmingly.

Our readers are constantly asking if there are any Duggar courtships in the works. According to Jill, "Nobody is in a relationship right now or has anybody right now that they are courting our dating."

The girls hope to have their book on the shelves by the end of this year. In the meantime, we know that they would appreciate prayer as they gather their content into book format.

For more information on the upcoming book, check out parts one-five of Ellie's conversation with Jill:

Part 1               Part 2               Part 3               Part 4               Part 5

"Duggars Planning the Future" Recap

On tonight's episode of 19 Kids and Counting, "Duggars Planning the Future,".....  

Landscaping

• Jim Bob calls a meeting to explain the next family project: planting a few dozen fruit trees in the yard. "When my dad pages over the intercom...with so many kids, it can take us...twenty to thirty minutes to gather," says Jana. 
• After a trip to the nursery, the Duggars are ready to begin work, but not until the guys fire up their "man toys."
• "[My dad] couldn't do it without using every piece of equipment that he has," informs Jill, laughing. The Duggars own one backhoe, one bulldozer, three lawnmowers, one tractor, and the list goes on!
• "It might have been a little overkill to use all this machinery," admits Jim Bob. "But it sure was a lot of fun!"

Speaking Engagements

• Michelle and the five eldest girls speak to the women of a nearby church. The older boys are also out, so Jim Bob plays Mr. Mom at home with the seven youngest (James through Josie).
• The first order of business is fixing the girls' hair. While working on Johannah's, Jim Bob remarks "It's all ratted! What's wrong with your hair?" Daddy's heart is in the right place, but everyone agrees that Mommy and the older girls are the ones to call for hairstyling.
• The next task is picking out clothes for the day. Jim Bob's solution? "Let's put this right over what you've got on." Surprisingly, everyone comes out looking alright.

Farmland Adventure

• The entire family (including Josh, Anna, Mackynzie, Michael, and cousin Amy) heads to the Farmland Adventures. The day is spent traipsing through a three-mile corn maze and enjoying the livestock. 
• Nine of the Duggars follow the map and make it through the maze. In the words of Amy, the remaining sixteen get a "corn-fused.
• While holding a baby goat, Jim Bob hollers to Michelle, "I think the Parsons have almost as many kids as we do!"

Pregnancy Check-Up

• At a thirteen-week appointment, Dr. Amy Sarver attempts to find the baby's heartbeat on a Doppler machine. When that fails, she prepares to take an ultrasound. 
• "At that point, I thought my heart was going to stop," expresses Jim Bob. He and Michelle are relieved when Dr. Sarver gives this news: "Michelle's baby was just really active today...Sometimes it's just difficult to catch it in one spot."
• Michelle understands the risks of bearing children in her condition and has been taking extra care to keep her body in shape. Since September 2010, she has been working out regularly on her Landice elliptical.

Any Duggar courtships in the works? Pointing to Michael, Jana tells TLC: "This is our latest boyfriend."