Temperance

We don't know Jessa is pregnant. And Joy is almost done with the pregnancy (she has about 8 weeks left assuming she goes full term). Jinger is in LA and won't be there as much (hopefully cuts down on risks).

Austin's parents seem to have found IBLP late in life. They also got married older and it could have been infertility that led them to have two kids. Austin and Joy recently said they were "letting God determine their family size" which is a line they got from her parents. They've only been three years and 1 month and Joy has spent a lot of time pregnant. We'll see.

The comments under the blog post announcing Jesse's move are pretty good too! Everyone is happy and encouraging and saying how it's good to move away. Teri responds briskly like she usually does. The comment from a reader who lived in Spain by themselves is followed up by Teri saying that the other married were able to establish their independence even though they lived close. Here is the comment from Valeria: I like that they’re moving a little bit away from family. I think it’s always good to leave home for a bit, find some independence and discover new places. I lived in Spain for 6 months by myself. It was so much fun and I miss it dearly. I think this will be a great experience for the newlyweds, and the good thing for you parents is that Jesse and Anna won’t be as far away as I was 🙂 And Teri says "Our marrieds who have chosen to stay in town have done well developing their independence first as couple and then as a family. Jesse and his bride chart a new path by moving further away, but as you said, not nearly as far as Spain!"

I saw this on some other snark sites through Instragram. Hanni seems to run with a crowd of older girls, who include Lauren Caldwell, Madison Nicole, and some sisters named Patton. One of the sisters graduated from either high school or SOTDRT high school and had a big graduation party with a lot of people. Michelle and Hanni were clearly there. Not social distancing and it said class of 2020.

This is from Steve Maxwell today. His "Seriously, Steve?" column today is called Building Up or Tearing Down Your Family. It's supposed to be about the importance of reading scripture, but it's also about building a house and living there and owning it. It grieves my heart to hear a dad say he isn’t leading his family in the Word every day. We aren’t to be motivated in a legalistic, checking a box sort of way, but rather to use it as a joyful opportunity to wash/feed your family with the pure living Word of God (Eph. 5:26). It is a daily opportunity to build up while Satan is working to tear down. God uses the analogy of building a house to a legacy of descendants that will follow the Lord. “And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, …” (1 Kings 11:38). I love the example in Nehemiah as he rebuilt the walls. “As for the builders, each wore his sword girded at his side as he built” (Nehemiah 4:18). This pictures always having the Word of God ready and at your side while you build. “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Ephesians 6:17). “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

I have no idea what this means.

It will be 12 years in September. It does sound exhausting.

Don't they have a kid to watch?

It's weird, because she's not looking at him. Also she's 26 and he's 32. Not 15.

Good for her!

Today we got a blog post from Sarah and Jesse and ofJesse's living situation. "Last fall when his renters left, Jesse decided he wanted to remodel his house and sell it as a flipper. He worked on it until late March when it sold. Jesse and Anna are renting an apartment in Kansas City. Their plan is to do that for a year. They wanted the experience of living in an apartment and felt like the first year of marriage would be the best time. They will also use that time to see where they would like to eventually buy a house. They decided they wanted to join a church in Kansas City that they like. We will miss having them right here in Leavenworth, but they plan to come back for Sunday family lunches and other family events, so we’ll still enjoy seeing them and having them around." It's a big deal, because all of Jesse's sisters live with mom and dad and all of his brothers live within a mile of mom and dad in their homes. It's unprecedented for a Maxwell to live a little farther off and not so close to home. His wife is still fundie and I doubt it will lead to any more serious rebellion. Teri did say that she and Steve never lived in an appartment so it's a novel experience for the whole family.

On the possible pregnancy, I hadn't considered it might be twins. (Jessa hasn't announced, I'm just thinking.)

I think it's real. Or at least not a sly dig about the ostracizing of Jill. After all, Jinger is LA and not near her family most of the time. If it's dig, it's at them sucking up to JB and Michelle. But it could be sincere. She's just like her mama. Michelle talked about being tired when pregnant and told Joy to nap when possible. Which seems to make sense, except Michelle was pregnant for decades and as a homeschooling mama of many probably should have found way to power throuh being constantly tired.

I tried to watch their entire wedding ceremony. I got as far as watching people enter the church and that took 20 minutes! It was interesting seeing various fundies. The highlight might have been the Swanson family, who was there and sitting towards the front. A bored Lauren, future Mrs. Josiah Duggar, was being a sister mom to her younger siblings and seemed competent if a little disinterested.

It looks odd, but it may have more to do with how this picture was taken, the camera, the photographer, etc.

Madison Nicole has two Instagrams though. One is for her business and one is a more personal account and they are both public last time I checked. She seems fundie enough; it wouldn't really make a difference if she ended up with a Duggar boy.

Does Sidney Dingus have any brothers-in-law that might be a match for Kaylee or Renee?

FYI: Madison Nicole made her Instagram public again; I was viewing it last week. She still has the Greek post up. She will make it disappear when she starts courting a Duggar boy.

seconding.

Except Ivy Seewald is there, and she doesn't live at the TTH.

So they don't have to put up a photo of Josh! Hmmm... a recent picture of JB and Ivy. Not social distancing. 😒

Sarah Maxwell posted a Father's Day post to her dad and her brothers. "Happy Father’s Day, Dad! We’re grateful for you and your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and our family. You love to share Christ and look for those opportunities, you’re quick to serve, you invest in dads’ lives as God opens the doors, and you are an amazing role model for your sons and grandsons. As the five brothers (Nathan, Christopher, Joseph, John, and Jesse) grew up, you taught them valuable life skills that established them for successful manhood and fatherhood. They truly have reaped from your investment! We girls (Sarah, Anna, and Mary) also have learned so much from you, and we’re grateful for that and your never ending love for us. A special Happy Father’s Day to my brothers: Nathan (w/6 kiddos), Christopher (w/6 kiddos), Joseph (w/3 kiddos), and John, the new dad to 2 kids! What an incredible heritage." By new dad, she means John's wife Chelsy gave birth to second child on Friday. It seems strange to me that she left out her sisters-in-law, but then the whole message is a little off.

We've seen pictures of the Duggars with the Hogans in the Counting On era too. I remember a few years ago there was speculation a Hogan girl and a Duggar boy were courting, but nothing came of it.

Except the only time we know they were there was last month. Didn't the human trafficking scam happen earlier?

Higher than that. At least 75-85% chance that there is a new courtship. They were teasing a new courtship in the official blurb for the show Probably not for Jana, but you never know. FJ has been reviewing a list of candidates. The most likely one is 21 year old Katey Nakatsu, who lives in Arizona. I posted about her before, but it's the most likely reason Jim Boob and the -Iah twins met up Jinger in Arizona of all places. Other less likely candidates include Madison Nicole, the ever popular Lauren Caldwell, and Justin and the girl he was photographed with. It's been two years since the last courtship so they're overdue.