Lesson 163: “Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar: Raising Twenty Children”

The Duggars' story in forty-seven minutes: how the Lord turned their hearts to have children, how they made it through when the first few were young, how God led their family through the challenges of politics and gave them a testimony of the truth that children are a blessing.

How do we keep the joy of the Lord in our homes? The answer is: many things! Just as there may be many children, there are many ways we as parents can get to the root of the things that bother them. Envy, strife and comparing can be overcome when we affirm the uniqueness of each one.

The one-on-one relationships we hope for might not be as far away as we think they are. Friendships like that though always take time to grow. We might want to consider twice about waiting until we have something huge, interesting, or urgent to share before we start to work on it.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar recognize God’s grace to them through the high school years. They share some of the many things He taught them. As their future together unfolded, the choices they made in their teen years bore fruit as they married and raised their family.