![]() ![]() The wedding colors were pastel shades of yellow, pink, green, and blue. There were about two-hundred guests at the wedding. Michelle wore the wedding dress that was originally worn by Jim Bob's mother, Mary. Since the church was under construction, the couple was married in a hallway leading to a gymnasium. Jim Bob Duggar married Michelle Annette Ruark at Cross Church in Rogers, Arkansas, on July 21, 1984. Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Ruark's wedding invitation Marriage Jim Bob graduated from Shiloh Christian High school in May of 1984. After the banquet, Jim Bob and Michelle went back to Michelle's house and discussed the Bible for four hours and began dating. He came in to fix the cash register one day and invited Michelle to the junior/senior banquet at his high school, and she agreed. Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Ruark on their first dateĪ year later, when Jim Bob was a senior in high school, Michelle applied to work at a yogurt shop where Jim Bob's mother was a manager. When Jim Bob left her house, he prayed at the doorway "Lord, I would love to be her spiritual leader. ![]() The boys invited her to Sunday school and talked to her about recent conversion. When Jim Bob was about seventeen years old, he was going door to door visiting families who had visited their church when a friend, Fred Pearrow, suggested that they visit a cheerleader friend of his who had recently been saved. ![]() Not much else is known about Jim Bob's childhood. In the book Growing Up Duggar, which Jim Bob's daughters wrote, they mention that JL was not a good "spiritual leader of the home", a statement they don't expand on. Jim Bob often blames this on his father being unable to handle money. The Duggars did not have a lot of money, and in one of the books Jim Bob wrote as an adult he mentioned a time where his mother had to cook decorative rice because it was the only food in the house. Many of the other Duggar children are involved in interesting projects and endeavors, and we look forward to keeping you informed on their activities.James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar was born on July 18, 1965, in Springdale, Arkansas, to Jimmy Lee "JL" Duggar and Mary Lester. To continue to post, in order to allow people to work through their emotionsĪnd have an opportunity to post their thoughts. Should we continue our blog? We have decided for the time being Pornography and for the entire Duggar family, especially Anna and herĬhildren. Our prayers go out for children who are exploited by child Our faith is in God alone, and He is the only One we look to for the perfect moral standard. They are human, and like every human on this earth, they are imperfect. And as we stated above, our faith as Christians is not in the Duggars. We still find the Duggar family’s missionĪnd values encouraging, even if one of the family members has failed in Is that all negated because of Josh’s actions? We believe the answer is no. For 12 years, our blog has been a safe platform for people to learn about and chat about a family with 19 children that has captivated the minds and hearts of hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) across the globe. Has this blog been worth it? We have spent upwards of 10,000 hours working on this fan blog, with the goal of using it to encourage others. For those of us who are Christians, ourįaith is not in a human, a family, or a television show. That being said, one person’s moral failures does not mean We strongly condemn child pornography andĮverything Josh Duggar has been convicted of. Our hearts go out to every child who has been exploited,Īnd we know that the crime of child pornography goes against everything theĭuggar family stands for. But after a lengthy trial, he was found guilty. Like many of you, we had hoped that during the trial, evidence would show that Josh was innocent. This situation has been heartbreaking for us, as we know it has been heartbreaking for those of you who have followed the Duggars over the years. That being said, after the Josh Duggar trial, we feel it necessary to We have always avoided interjecting our personal opinions. Since December 26th, 2009, our blog has received 257 million page views.įrom the start, we have been committed to sharing factual updates on Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their family. We cannot believe that it has been more than a decade since we wrote our first post. December 26th was the 12-year anniversary of the Duggar Family Fan Blog. ![]()
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