Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

[DangerousMinds]

Why does it bother me so much that she uses “ladies” instead of “women?”

[MargeGunderson]

Jesus would not approve of that tacky display. (Hey, if Jill can claim she knows what Jesus wants, so can I.)

Edited March 28, 2021 by MargeGunderson

[iwantcookies]

56 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

The Rod kids worked hard on that fake-flower explosion. The white faux fur coverlet makes a reappearance, but the electric fireplace is missing. 

Who were the famous guest speakers? 

This year she didn’t share 

[emmawoodhouse]

35 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

This year she didn’t share 

Yes she did. I remember that Kaylee was a featured speaker for young women. Or ladies. Whatever.

[iwantcookies]

Gee what wisdom does that starved/uneducated waif Kaylee have 🙄🙄🙄

None 

(It’s all Jill’s fault) 

[emmawoodhouse]

Jill posted the invitation which had all the speakers.

I'm pretty sure Nurie and Kaylee had a joint session last year. How many women under 40 actually attend this thing? I don't remember seeing any young women in the pics she posted from last year's retreat.

 

[farmgal4]

11 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

The Rod kids worked hard on that fake-flower explosion. The white faux fur coverlet makes a reappearance, but the electric fireplace is missing. 

Who were the famous guest speakers? 

The word gaudy was mentioned when we discussed this retreat.  Turns out, GAUDY is nowhere near what I saw in those pictures.  Jill took it to a whole other level this time.  SMDH

Edited March 29, 2021 by farmgal4
Changed wording

[3 is enough]

6 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Did we know Lawson's girlfriend is a longtime BFF of Bindi Irwin?

I can't imagine Bindi would love the idea of her BFF having a boyfriend who embraces guns and hunting.  Not that she really has much say,  she is kind of busy with her new baby and husband, and she does live halfway across the world, but still.

Edited March 29, 2021 by 3 is enough

[Zella]

Bindi's not a fundie, right? I remember watching her dad when I was a kid, but I haven't kept up with the family. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Someone please explain this dreckorating to me. 🤔

 

[GeeGolly]

3 hours ago, Zella said:

Bindi's not a fundie, right? I remember watching her dad when I was a kid, but I haven't kept up with the family. 

Not sure. What I know about Bindi is only what is written in headlines as I scroll through newsfeeds. 

[sondraK]

6 hours ago, Zella said:

Bindi's not a fundie, right? I remember watching her dad when I was a kid, but I haven't kept up with the family. 

Pretty sure she's not.She was on Dancing with the Stars and danced to the Dirty Dancing song.She did a great job,too.

Might I add,she's GORGEOUS.Jill eat your heart out!

 

 

 

Edited March 29, 2021 by sondraK

[libgirl2]

7 hours ago, Zella said:

Bindi's not a fundie, right? I remember watching her dad when I was a kid, but I haven't kept up with the family. 

I don't think so but I do remember reading they are religious. 

[BradandJanet]

10 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Someone please explain this dreckorating to me. 🤔

 

Does Jill approve of Easter bunnies? And pompoms? 

Well, I'm sure all the decorations are back in the barndo now. Jill never lets tackiness go to waste. 

[estellasmum]

It looks like an open casket funeral for pompoms and Dollar Store Easter crap that got rained out and left to dry.

[galaxygirl76]

Those decorations are even tackier than I was envisioning and I was envisioning a tacky ass mess.

[Westiepeach]

What in the fresh hell are those things hanging on the top of the bench? It looks like pompons that deflated. Or died.

One of us HAS to go to this thing next year. Having a front row seat to this "event" will certainly give us enough snark for at least 6 months.

Edited March 29, 2021 by Westiepeach

[iwantcookies]

Maybe each Pom Pom represents Jill’s SEVERE miscarriages 

 

[emmawoodhouse]

Kristen is losing her tenuous grip on reality.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CNAkR2gjATC/?igshid=anq00hbfwboo

Edited March 29, 2021 by emmawoodhouse

[BradandJanet]

The setup looks like Jill used one of the barndo's dining room (I use the term loosely) table benches with two chairs behind it. I guess if you can't sit on a bench at the table in the barndo, you shouldn't expect a meal. Even if you can sit, don't come with any expectations. 

[crazy8s]

I assumed the red, white and blue pom pons were something in line with Jill conspiracy theory beliefs and that idea the USA was going to be transformed. Her Minutes with Jill leading up to this event have been her version of "History of the Nation"

[emmawoodhouse]

2 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

I assumed the red, white and blue pom pons were something in line with Jill conspiracy theory beliefs and that idea the USA was going to be transformed. Her Minutes with Jill leading up to this event have been her version of "History of the Nation"

Her "history" posts were hilarious. Trying to prove how godly people were The book she quoted from was written by one of IBLP's top lawyers.

[farmgal4]

1 hour ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Kristen is losing her tenuous grip on reality.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CNAkR2gjATC/?igshid=anq00hbfwboo

She posts some crazy shit, no doubt about that. 

[emmawoodhouse]

1 minute ago, farmgal4 said:

She posts some crazy shit, no doubt about that. 

She misses Parler, no doubt about THAT. If anyone has fallen down multiple conspiracy theory holes, it's Kristen. 

[DangerousMinds]

15 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

She misses Parler, no doubt about THAT. If anyone has fallen down multiple conspiracy theory holes, it's Kristen. 

I thought Parler was back up? If not, there are several other platforms where these crazies gather.

[awaken]

1 hour ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Kristen is losing her tenuous grip on reality.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CNAkR2gjATC/?igshid=anq00hbfwboo

WTF. And she still wears the head wrap that looks like a bandage for a head wound. Yet dancing to the devil’s beat?  These people are confusing with which rules they choose to follow, or not!

[DangerousMinds]

1 minute ago, awaken said:

WTF. And she still wears the head wrap that looks like a bandage for a head wound. Yet dancing to the devil’s beat?  These people are confusing with which rules they choose to follow, or not!

 

[xwordfanatik]

I guess it's been removed?  Who is Kristen?

[GeeGolly]

16 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

I guess it's been removed?  Who is Kristen?

Its still there when I click on the link. Kristen is a sweet friend of the Duggar sisters. I think her husband may work at Tacos 4 Life.

[ozziemom]

19 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

I guess it's been removed?  Who is Kristen?

Tacos4life wife, used to be besties with Jessa, maybe also Jill. Moved away but was seen on the show, maybe they did a baby shower? She was definitely Fundie.

GeeGolly and I posted at same time, lol.

Edited March 29, 2021 by ozziemom
Posted at same time

[xwordfanatik]

Like Sierra is/was a sweet friend?  Haven't heard anything about her lately.

[ozziemom]

Just now, xwordfanatik said:

Like Sierra is/was a sweet friend?  Haven't heard anything about her lately.

Definitely. Sweet friends seem to come and go. Until the Duggars need them for something.

[CouchTater]

3 hours ago, Westiepeach said:

What in the fresh hell are those things hanging on the top of the bench? It looks like pompons that deflated. Or died.

One of us HAS to go to this thing next year. Having a front row seat to this "event" will certainly give us enough snark for at least 6 months.

Initially, I honestly thought those dangly things were part of the NotNuries' earring collection!

[libgirl2]

3 minutes ago, CouchTater said:

Initially, I honestly thought those dangly things were part of the NotNuries' earring collection!

They might still be. 

[Zella]

1 hour ago, DangerousMinds said:

I thought Parler was back up? If not, there are several other platforms where these crazies gather.

I just saw an article today that said Parler's users are turning on the CEO after info from the site was provided to law enforcement. I think it's back but nowhere near as accessible as it was, and it seems like the love affair between Parler and its users is on the rocks. 😄 

Does anyone know if any of the Duggars are still using their Parler accounts? 

Edited March 29, 2021 by Zella

[Spazamanaz]

15 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Someone please explain this dreckorating to me. 🤔

 

It looks like a box of crayons threw up.

[Nysha]

I was prepared for the retreat decorations to be dollar store tacky, but it's just terrible. It honestly looks like a group of 2nd grade girls got a box of used dollar store decorations and used them all.

[farmgal4]

8 minutes ago, Nysha said:

I was prepared for the retreat decorations to be dollar store tacky, but it's just terrible. It honestly looks like a group of 2nd grade girls got a box of used dollar store decorations and used them all.

Each and every display is fugly as hell!  The fact that JRod thought it looked good is enough to tell anybody that she’s completely off her damned rocker.  I think the Rods are trying to sell that junk.  Folks, we MUST send someone to the retreat next year.  I can’t stand not knowing just how awful of a train wreck it really was!

[emmawoodhouse]

16 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

Each and every display is fugly as hell!  The fact that JRod thought it looked good is enough to tell anybody that she’s completely off her damned rocker.  I think the Rods are trying to sell that junk.  Folks, we MUST send someone to the retreat next year.  I can’t stand not knowing just how awful of a train wreck it really was!

I'm sure there will be several more photodumps. I can only imagine how awful this retreat was.

[ginger90]

[iwantcookies]

Are those gift bags? Or plexus?

No masks of course. And someone brought a baby to a super spreader.

[doodlebug]

A couple weeks back, I mentioned that Voddie Baucham, fundie preacher, was diagnosed with heart failure while preaching in Zambia.  He apparently has no health insurance and a Go Fund Me was set up after he told his followers that he would need a heart transplant.  The faithful donated $1.4 MILLION bucks to him.

So, Voddie returned to the US and got treated at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.  Guess what!  Praise Jesus and Hallelujah!  Turns out his heart failure was caused by a cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat).  This is caused by a malfunction in the nerves that trigger the heartbeat.  It is treated with a procedure called a cardiac ablation which is often done as an outpatient.  So, Voddie got the cardiac ablation and he is all healed, no heart transplant needed.

So, if one was to pay out of pocket, a cardiac ablation is around $20,000.  Now, he went to the Mayo Clinic, so maybe he got the deluxe 5 star ablation and it cost twice that.  Voddie announced his need for a transplant on February 12 and he had the procedure 2 weeks later.   He had it on a Thursday and was out of the hospital by Saturday.  

So, it appears that, even if he flew first class back to the US on Go Fund Me money and his wife stayed at the Ritz while he was in Mayo, that dear Voddie made a very nice profit, a 7 figure profit from his illness.  No mention that he is donating the extra money to Samaritan's Purse or to care for other uninsured cardiac patients.  Nice work if you can get it.  Poor Voddie was even moved to tears at the generosity of his followers.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/voddie-baucham-reveals-he-wont-need-heart-transplant.html

Edited March 30, 2021 by doodlebug

[emmawoodhouse]

Nice grift if you can get it. Fuck you, Voddie.

Edited March 30, 2021 by emmawoodhouse

[iwantcookies]

That’s why I never donate to go fund me. People who did are nice but foolish.

[charmed1]

35 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

These photos are so depressing. Just rows of frump and misery. Everyone in the audience looks like they’re each thinking about their own private hell.

[satrunrose]

Do you think the sad, frumpy ladies in slacks and the sad, frumpy ladies in full-length skirts ever got into a Jets and Sharks style rumble?

[emmawoodhouse]

She's photodumping all over the internet. Who's on Facebook? The pics are...something.

[iwantcookies]

Bare feet 🤮 and wearing a couch print ! 

Is that a Rod girl?

[iwantcookies]

These 2 look way too happy to be there! Girls what’s your secret??? 

[emmawoodhouse]

@iwantcookies, barefoot girl looks like Renee.

Edited March 30, 2021 by emmawoodhouse