Happy Birthday Michelle!

Happy Birthday 48th Michelle! You are a wonderful mother to 19 children, sister, sister-in-law, grandmother (#4 is on the way!) and aunt!
Birthdate: September 13,
Married: July 21, 1984
Favorite Bible Verse: 11 Corinthians 12:9

Favorite Bible Characters: Joseph, Ruth & Esther

Favorite Song: It's Through The Blood

Favorite Episode: Special Duggar Delivery

Past Favorite School Subject:English

Favorite Food: Ice Cream and Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

Michelle is the baby in her family with five older sisters and one brother.

Favorite Past-time: Hanging out with family

Favorite Family Trip: Going out west together in 2006

Future Plans: Finish memorizing Matthew 5,6 & 7, start violin lessons again.

Recap: "Duggar Daughter Dates" & "Duggar-Sized Wedding Planning"

19 Kids and Counting "Duggar Daughter Dates"

• Ben and Jessa head to a local shooting range (the same one Jessa went to for her 18th birthday) with Jason as their chaperone. Ben has a small pick-up truck, which makes chaperoned dates a bit tricky. "Joe and John-David don't come with us a lot," says Ben. Ben jokingly points out that once he and Jessa get married and no longer have to bring chaperones everywhere they go, there will be a lot more room in the truck.
• Both Ben and Jessa do very well at the shooting range, but Jason thinks his sister is a better shot than Ben.
• Derick takes Jill on a hiking date for her birthday, accompanied by chaperone James. "For me it's not awkward being a chaperone because I'm just here for the food," says James, who ends up getting carsick during the drive.
• After hiking to a beautiful lookout point, the three enjoy a picnic lunch of bread, cheese, humus, and figs, packed by Derick.
• Meanwhile, Michelle takes Jennifer, who has been straining her eyes while doing schoolwork, to the eye doctor to get fitted for a pair of pink glasses. Jim Bob, Michelle, and Jill also wear glasses.
• Michelle says that Jennifer, who turned seven in August, usually has a very serious look on her face but that she does smile from time-to-time. 

19 Kids and Counting "Duggar-Sized Wedding Planning"

• Jill and Derick, along with Jessa, visit the home of their official wedding baker, who also happens to be one of Jill's midwifery clients, to choose a flavor of cake for their big day. The couple decides on French vanilla cake with strawberry filling and off-white, butter cream frosting. In addition to a fancy wedding cake, Jill and Derick will also have sheet cake for their guests.
• Jessa says she plans to go the nontraditional route and serve ice cream instead of cake at her wedding. Stay tuned to see if Ben agrees!
• The next step for Jill and Derick is finding a wedding venue; they bring Michelle along to help. The first two locations don't end up working out. Magnolia Gardens has a maximum occupancy of 300 guests, and Springdale Country Club is sizeable but is too fancy for the Duggars' tastes. "We're more barefoot and backyard kind of people," says Michelle. 
• The third venue that Michelle, Jill, and Derick visit is Cross Church, which holds a very special place in the Duggars' hearts. Cross Church is the church where Jim Bob grew up and is also where Jim Bob and Michelle married in 1984 and renewed their vows in 2009. The church can easily accommodate all 3,000 guests that Jill and Derick have invited, so they decide to book it.
• The Duggars are planning Jill's wedding on a budget. According to Michelle, Jill mentioned the idea of setting a wedding budget even before Jim Bob and Michelle brought it up. 
• Back home, Jim Bob splits the kids into three teams, led by Joseph, Jeremiah, and Jedidiah, to build soap box derby cars from kits that the children found online. They quickly discover that the kits are missing wheels but end up assembling as much of the cars as they can. Jim Bob plans to organize a race once the wheels arrive

Hope you enjoyed!! Have a great day!

Duggars and Mothers Recap

Sorry that we are two days late in putting out the recap. But here it is anyway. Hope you enjoy!

• The show kicks off with a recap of Jill and Derick's relationship. According to Michelle, Jill is ready to be a wife, but the family has a lot of planning to do before Jill and Derick can say "I do."
• Jill and Derick, along with Jill's mom and sisters, meet with their three wedding planners, who also happen to be friends of the family. Jill is the first Duggar daughter to tie the knot, and the Duggar women quickly realize that there is a lot more that goes into planning a wedding than they originally thought.
• "Okay, I don't know what I'm doing," Jill admits to viewers after the meeting.
• "I would imagine that this wedding is going to be a huge affair, and I have no idea how we're going to pull this off," says Michelle.
• In the midst of wedding planning, Jill and Derick receive devastating news: Derick's mom, Cathy Dillard Byrum, has been diagnosed with cancer and must undergo chemotherapy treatments. The engaged couple grabs Jessa as their chaperone and visits Cathy in the hospital. 
• "It's been good for our relationship to kind of see how we deal with difficult situations," admits Derick, who says he is thankful to have Jill by his side during this trial.
• The Duggars invite the Seewalds and the Dillards over to their house to celebrate Mother's Day. It will be the first time that Ben and Derick's families meet. Derick has one brother, Dan, who is two years younger than him, while Ben is the oldest of seven.
• Jessa, who admits that her cooking skills are limited, helps Jill prepare the meal. "I try to imitate Jill," says Jessa. "I'm not as good as she is. She makes food taste amazing, so I'm trying to copy her style. I haven't quite got it yet."
• "Cooking is fun and exciting," Jessa continues. "I usually always burn something." This time, she just barely burns the rolls but is able to save them with lots of melted butter.
• During lunch, Jim Bob and Michelle ask Ben if he would like to move into their guesthouse and do odd jobs around their property while finishing school. Ben is pleasantly surprised and resolves to pray about it.
• "I don't know that it's normal, but I think some guys move to areas wherever their girlfriend is..." says Jana.
• Meanwhile, Derick and Jill join Dan and his girlfriend, Chelsea, for a video chat with Cathy, who is still recovering. (Update: Cathy is now cancer-free!)
• Jim Bob and Michelle surprise Jill and Derick by "loaning" them the Stonybrook house, a residence that the family fixed up back in 2012. 
• Jim Bob and several of the kids head over to the house to give it a deep clean. Although the Stonybrook house is a three-story mansion and has much more room than the newlyweds will need, they say they feel blessed to have this opportunity to live in the house until Jim Bob and Michelle decide to sell it.
• Some might see this situation as unfair to Josh and Anna, who lived in a tiny bungalow for almost five years, but the Duggars don't. As Joy-Anna points out, Jim Bob did not own the Stonybrook house when Josh and Anna were looking for a place to live. "I guess it's their own fault they didn't wait," jokes Joy.
• While cleaning the windows at the Stonybrook house, James gets a huge splinter stuck in one of his fingers, but Jim Bob and Jessa are able to pull it out without inflicting too much pain on the young Duggar.
• Before the show comes to a close, Jessa and her sisters clean up the guesthouse and make signs to welcome Ben, who has accepted Jim Bob and Michelle's offer, to his new home. He is impressed by Jessa's decorating job. "Wow," says Ben. "This is awesome. It's almost like a hunting lodge or something."
• "Jessa is delighted about this relationship," says Michelle. "It means that Ben is closer, almost next door."
• "In our courtship, the next step would involve a rock and a piece of metal," Ben tells Jessa.
• "Ooh, I like this" Jessa responds.

New Season Starts Today!

The new season of 19 Kids and Counting starts today at 9:00pm! Are you excited? Here are some pictures until then:  

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New Season Returns in 1 day!

The new season returns in 1 day! Throughout the season, it will show Jill's wedding plans, bridesmaid and bride dress shopping and much more!

September 2-
Duggars and Mothers- 9:00
Jill Duggar is getting married! And with the wedding 
only a few short months away, the first Duggar daughter to get married
is diving right into planning this Duggar-sized event.

September 9-
Duggar Daughter Dates- 9-00
N/A
Duggar-sized Wedding Planning- 9:31
Less than three months away, Jill & Derick are making 
some big decisions! From cake tasting to touring venues, will they hit
 the sweet spot for their Duggar-sized dream wedding? 
Over in DC, Anna has her hands full with her little ones.