It helps my heart to talk about my miscarriage of Jubilee. I know it's difficult sometimes for people to really know what to say, and I know I felt that way at times in the past when I realized that someone had lost a baby that they were carrying and I wasn't sure how to best console them. But I think being able to acknowledge that there was a little one -- a precious life -- helps.
Our family loves Valentine's Day and always looks forward to it. My husband Jim Bob and I like to have a special day to celebrate it, either before or on the day of Valentine's. We write sweet notes to each other, which is something we do all the time -- we'll write a little sticky note and leave it somewhere for each other to find, or we'll leave each other a voice mail. But on Valentine's Day...
In a large family like ours, keeping up with the chores is just a fact of life. We have different chores, or jurisdictions, that our kids are responsible for, and we have a chore chart to keep track of all of them.
Winter having you feeling cooped up? Take the kids on a nature drive to refresh and connect.
Reflecting on the past, looking forward to the future – with lots of French onion dip and a few Ping-Pong matches
For our family Christmas is a monthlong celebration of the birth of Jesus and a time for reflection.
A sweet idea for giving back to your community -- and a recipe for some of the best chocolate cookies you'll ever eat.
Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love it when it starts to get cool, and especially in Arkansas, where we live. The trees are absolutely beautiful -- there are multicolored leaves everywhere you look. Leaves start falling, and the kids love to go out and rake up a pile and jump in them. When it gets cool enough we have bonfires and roast marshmallows and hotdogs.
In September our whole family had a chance to visit Jerusalem with Grandma Duggar. It's just amazing. The crazy thing is that when you get on the highway there are signs that say, "To Jerusalem" and I remember thinking, I can't believe I'm reading this on a street sign.
Fall is our family's favorite time of year. We love to make soup and homemade bread; it's one of our favorite meals. For me, when the temperature drops it signals hot soup and chili weather. It's such a nice change from the hot summertime foods.
