Saturday evening my husband and son and I, as well as a couple of our
children and their families, were blessed enough to spend an evening
with the
Duggar family. The event (A Celebration of Hope) was held at
Calvary Baptist Church in
Joplin, Missouri.
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| Amber and Audrey and I |
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| Our Table |
Daughter,
Amber, granddaughter, Audrey, and I attended a special dinner that was
held before the family event in the evening and everything was so
special! So beautiful!
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| Audrey and Her Dinner |
Dinner was catered in from
The Red Onion and
there were special cupcakes from
Smallcakes Cupcakery. We (and a roomful of other
lovely ladies) had dinner with Jim Bob and Michelle and seventeen of
their nineteen children.
Afterwards there was a question and answer
session with Michelle. After that, we went to the sanctuary where we
joined up with our menfolk and the rest of the family that had come. We
were blessed with music by the children before Jim Bob and Michelle
shared their testimony. Afterwards there were pictures and book
signings.
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| Grandma Duggar |
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| Duggar Children 1 |
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| Duggar Children 2 |
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| Duggar Children 3 |
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| Duggar Children 4 |
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| Duggar Children 5 |
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| Jim Bob and Michelle - REALLY nice people!!! |
This was one of the most spiritually uplifting and encouraging
evenings that I can remember in a long, long time. It was absolutely wonderful!
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| Buddy, Christy, Liz, T.J. and Sarah With Jim Bob and Michelle |
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| Patrick, Amber, Audrey, Silas, and Isaiah With Jim Bob and Michelle |
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| John and I and Audrey With Jim Bob and Michelle |
All proceeds from this event went to the
Ronald McDonald House in Joplin, Missiouri.
What a blessing I am sure it was wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIt really was, Tesha. The Duggars are some of the sweetest, kindest, most down-to-earth people that I've ever met.
Deleteaww how special! I love the Duggars :) Such a sweet family. I don't know if you heard they lost their daughter, Jubilee Shalom in late 2011. I am actually about to watch the show with my mom. You can purchase the episode, that shows how they dealt with the loss and the service, etc. on amazon:
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The Duggars daughter, Josie, was due within days of when my Lily Katherine was due. So, Josie has a sweet spot in my heart. And now with the loss of Jubilee, we have something else in common. They play a song that is very special to my heart on the episode. I don't know if you've heard it. It's called "I Will Carry You" by Selah.
Blessings! :)
Dear Hannah Rose,
ReplyDeleteThanks, again, for stopping by to visit and comment. It is appreciated more than you know!
Yes, after dinner, during the question and answer session, Michelle spoke about Jubilee's loss and brought up the fact that she noticed the butterflies that graced each table and commented on how special they were as the butterfly is the symbol that they picked as a symbol for Jubilee. The pastor's wife had also lost a little girl, Isabella, and they, too, had chosen a butterfly as her symbol, so it was very special for both of them. Thanks for sharing the link to the DVD. I will check that out. Josie was at the dinner and is just as cute as a button! I haven't heard the song by Selah, but I will look it up on YouTube and listen to it. Thanks for sharing! Take care and God bless!
All My Love,
~Rebecca
How fun!:) The Duggars seem like such a sweet people. What a lovely way to spend the evening with your family.
ReplyDeletei see you ladies had fun dinner with the duggars and getting to met them to i got to met the duggars at one of their book signing in june of last year. did they sing and do you have any of them singing.
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We did, Brittani! We had a ball! And, yes! They did sing and all of the children played their violins. Absolutely lovely! And, no, I didn't get any photos of them singing. Sorry! :(
Deletei have a blog and i added a new tab it is called duggar fans meeting the duggars and i want to know if i can use one of your picture to do so if that ok.
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Brittani, I would need your e-mail address and a link to your site before I could decide whether or not to grant permission to use those pictures. Please e-mail them to me via private e-mail at proverbs31heart@yahoo.com and I will let you know. Thanks! ~Rebecca
ReplyDeletei sended you the email and the link.
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What a sweet site, Brittani! And, yes, you may use our photo on your site. Let me know when you get it posted. And thanks for sharing! Have a blessed weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteok thanks ok i will let you know and you can comment it and can i put your name or your family under the picture.
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so any pictures right and can put your name or family on the bottom of the picture so people know who the duggars are with.
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i have posted it.
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Brittani has a cute site devoted to the Duggar family. If anyone is interested in viewing it, here is the link:
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Thanks for sharing, Brittani! Have a blessed weekend! :)
~Rebecca
you have a a nice weekend too.
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Small world! I was their too! :D I also created a post about my experience at Calvary on: http://lovesherlord.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteTina! I'm so excited! I can't believe that we were both at the same event and that we both live in the same area! AWESOME!!! Thanks for dropping in and sharing! I've already looked at your page and I love it! The Duggars are, without a doubt, some of the best people I've ever met! A real blessing indeed!
DeleteFollowing! :) Would you please follow me? :D
ReplyDeleteThank you! Following you, too! :D
DeleteHi Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteI have a blog about the Duggars that you might be interested in. Here is the link: http://duggarsfamilyfan.blogspot.com/
You could follow me if you wish to.
Nice blog, Bayley! Thanks for sharing! :)
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