meet the duggar girls
America has watched the Duggar family do laundry, pack and unpack their suitcases, go on field trips, homeschool the little ones, and travel the world...all with 19 kids in tow! This mega-sized family has captured the hearts (and piqued the interest) of thousands of viewers on their hit TLC show, 19 Kids and Counting.
In the center of the Duggar family spotlight are the four oldest girls; Jana, Jill, Jessa and Jinger.
Growing up in the public eye, as your everyday life is captured on camera, isn't an easy feat...but the Duggar girls have carried themselves with grace, humility and a healthy dose of humor, amidst all the craziness!
I (Livy) was blessed to sit down and chat with the Duggar ladies via Skype, and ask them what it's really like Growing Up Duggar.
The sisters start by describing one another:
Jill: I'll start with Jana. Jana is 24, and she is the oldest of the girls. She's kind of a quiet personality whenever she's around other people. At home she'll talk more, but she's kinda more quiet and reserved. And yet she can get a lot accomplished pretty fast, like she's got that first-born tendency to be able to organize the troops when she needs to! So that's Jana.
Jana: Jill... she is our fourth-born. She is very fun-loving and caring, and wants to disciple young ladies. She's always holding babies, she's a student midwife right now, so she is hopefully going to get her midwifery license within the next year or two. She's the one who helps with a lot of things around the house and has a number of things that she does. Number one, helping with the music when we go and sing and play at different places for different events. She's the one that helps us get it all together and makes sure we sound good. Jill is a lot of fun!
Jinger: Jessa...she is a very organized person, so she keeps our house free from clutter. She is really good at playing guitar. She's done some prison ministry, she and I just got back from prisons in Florida, and so that was really, really exciting, just ministering to the inmates there. So she has a heart for reaching out to younger girls and really just coming alongside them, and ministering to them.
Jessa: Jinger is a super-spunky personality. Very fun-loving, definitely has a true servant's heart. She's always looking for ways to serve others, and is a huge blessing to those around her. We've had the opportunity to serve together in prisons, and even locally in our juvenile detention center. And yeah, she just has a huge heart for others. :)
What's it like growing up in a home with nineteen children? The Duggar Girls tell us all about it!