#Israel Dillard

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Don't forget, Jill's book is out next week! I don't really want to give them my money - still mad about the whole family ministry fiasco - but if the library doesn't get a copy in, guess I'm gonna. I wonder why she chose to use the name Duggar instead of Dillard? I guess for easier recognition but I would've thought she'd do a hyphenate or something. But I hope that means somehow that Derick's involvement in the book is minimal. I would hope he knows that on one's THAT interested in HIS experiences with the Duggars, but Derick sure does love himself, so I guess we'll see.

Wow, the Duggar genes are STRONG in Samuel. He looks so much like Jed, but also Josiah and most of the other littler boys. If you threw him in the middle of the crew during 14 Children, he'd blend right in.

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A Complete Duggar Family Overview

J*** & Anna Duggar

Years Married: Too Many (16) Children: 7 (Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith, Mason, Maryella, Madyson) Predicted Family Size: 7 children

John & Abbie Duggar

Years Married: 6 Children: 2 (Grace, Charlie) Predicted Family Size: 4 children (2026, 2029)

Stephen & Jana Wissmann

Years Married: 0 Children: 0 Predicted Family Size: 4 children (2025, 2027, 2029, 2032)

Derick & Jill Dillard

Years Married: 10 Children: 3 (Israel, Samuel, Frederick) Predicted Family Size: 7 children (2025, 2028, 2030, 2034)

Jessa & Ben Seewald

Years Married: 10 Children: 5 (Spurgeon, Henry, Ivy, Fern, George) Predicted Family Size: 9 children (2026, 2028, 2031, 2034)

Jeremy & Jinger Vuolo

Years Married: 8 Children: 2 (Felicity, Evangeline) + 1 on the way Predicted Family Size: 5 children (2028, 2032)

Joe & Kendra Duggar

Years Married: 7 Children: 4 (Garrett, Addison, Brooklyn, Justus) Predicted Family Size: 12 children (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033, 2035, 2037, 2039)

Josiah & Lauren Duggar

Years Married: 6 Children: 3 (Bella, Daisy, Ezra) Predicted Family Size: 11 children (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2034, 2036, 2039, 2042)

Austin & Joy Forsyth

Years Married: 7 Children: 3 (Gideon, Evelyn, Gunner) Predicted Family Size: 8 children (2025, 2029, 2032, 2036, 2040)

Jed & Kate Duggar

Years Married: 3 Children: 2 (Truett, Nora) + 2 on the way Predicted Family Size: 10 children (2026, 2028, 2030, 2032, 2034, 2036)

Jer & Hannah Duggar

Years Married: 2 Children: 2 Predicted Family Size: 10 children (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033, 2035, 2038, 2040)

Jason & Maddie Duggar

Years Married: 0 Children: 0 Predicted Family Size: 8 children (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033, 2036, 2038, 2041)

Justin & Claire Duggar

Years Married: 3 Children: 0 Predicted Family Size: 3 children (2025, 2032, 2039)

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Duggars and Adjacents Spotted in the J&J Vlog of Jason and Maddie's Wedding

Jim Bob, Michelle, James, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn, and Josie Duggar

Jana and Stephen Wissmann

John, Abbie, and Charlie Duggar

Jessa, Ben, Spurgeon, Henry, Ivy, and Fern Seewald

Jill, Derick, Israel, Samuel, and Freddie Dillard

Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo

Joy, Austin, Gideon, Evelyn, and Gunner Forsyth

Josiah Duggar

Jedidiah, Katey, Truett, and Nora Duggar

Jeremiah, Hannah, and Brynley Duggar

Jason and Maddie Duggar

Justin and Claire Duggar

Gil Bates

Carlin and Evan Stewart

Travis Clark

Laura DeMasie

Jackson and Emerson Bates

Elijah Kaneshiro

Evan Peters

Lauren Nakatsu

Noah Robinson

The dude with the white beard that looks like Santa

[fundiepredictions]

Photo's of the funeral for Isla Dillard. Trying to spot the Duggars. Feels weird to do with these photo's

Spotted: Michelle, Jason, Joseph, Kendra and their kids, Kendra's parents, Jimbob, Jessa&George, Jennifer, Derick's mom, Derick's brother, Josiah, Lauren, Ezra, Bella/Daisy, Abby, John, Gracie, Charlie, Jackson

First photo: Michelle, Samuel, Jill, Derick, Israel, Jessa&George, Jennifer, ?, ?, ?,?, Jason, Christina Caldwell, Paul Caldwell, Kendra, ?, Joseph, a little brother of Kendra, Lauren Caldwell?

Second photo: Justus, Kendra&her girls, Jennifer, Freddy

Third photo: after Dan Dillard-> Josiah, Lauren, Ezra, Bella/Daisy, Abby, Gracie, John, Charlie, Jackson, JimBob, Samuel, Jill, Israel, Derick, Jessa&George, ?, Jennifer with ? kid, ?,?,? Totally on the right, the Caldwells

[fundieinfoplace]

Do you have any info or confirmation on the rumored Caldwell-Duggar #4 or Swanson-Duggar #2 & #3?

Jim Bob confirmed in Joy's baby video that Gunnar was indeed #30 and being the 15th boy and that Nora #31 is the tiebreaker. So here's the breakdown

1. Mackynzie Renee Duggar oct 2009

● Baby M #2 Duggar

2. Michael James Duggar june 2011

3. Marcus Anthony Duggar june 2013

4. Israel David Dillard april 2015

5. Meredith Grace Duggar june

6. Spurgeon Elliott Seewald nov

7. Henry Wilberforce Seewald feb 2017

8. Samuel Scott Dillard july

9. Mason Garrett Duggar sept

10. Gideon Martyn Forsyth feb 2018

11. Garrett David Caldwell Duggar june

12. Felicity Nicole Vuolo july

●Asa Matthew

13. Ivy Jane Seewald may 2019

●Annabell Elise

14. Addison Renee Caldwell Duggar nov

15. Bella Milagro Swanson Duggar nov

16. Maryella Hope Duggar nov

17. Grace Annette Burnett Duggar jan 2020

●Halleli Grace

18. Evelyn Mae Forsyth aug

●Baby C

●Baby Seewald #4

19. Evangeline Jo Vuolo nov

20. Brooklyn Praise Caldwell Duggar feb 2021

21. Fern Elliana Seewald july

●River Bliss

22. Madyson Lily Duggar oct

23. Daisy Marie Swanson Duggar april 2022

24. Truett Oliver Nakatsu Duggar may

25. Collin Gene Caldwell Duggar june

26. Frederick Michael Dillard july

27. Charles John Burnett Duggar sept

● Baby Seewald #5

28. Brynley Noelle Wissmann Duggar Dec

29. Ezra Robert Swanson Duggar May 2023

30. Gunner James Forsyth may

31. Nora Kate Nakatsu Duggar may

Mackynzie, Meredith, Maryella, Madyson, Gracie, Ivy, Fern, Felicity, Evangeline, Addison, Brooklynn, Bella, Daisy and Brynley (before Nora)= 15 girls

Michael, Marcus, Mason, Charlie. Israel, Samuel, Frederick, Spurgeon, Henry, Garrett, Collin, Ezra, Gideon, Gunnar and Truett= 15 boys

So Caldwell #4 is a boy with my chosen Placer name of Collin Gene.

Swanson #2 is a girl named Daisy Marie.

And Swanson #3 is a boy with my chosen Placer name of Ezra Robert. Also here's a recent picture of Lauren Pregnant with her third

[hefillsthevoid]

William Andrew Dillard

  

WHY IS THE NEW TESTAMENT NEW?

“ For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:” Hebrews 8:8.

The New Testament of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus is not a new plan of spiritual salvation, but it includes that ages old plan. It is rather the covenant in detail and totality that governs His churches. It reveals in detail the ministry of Jesus, that was foretold and known. Although the New Testament is seldom referred to as the church covenant, but that is exactly what it is.

However, it is not unusual to find a large, framed document hanging on the sanctuary wall of many Baptist churches that is entitled, “The Church Covenant.” It is an encapsulation of a number of principles found in the New Testament together with practices and lifestyles generally agreed to by sincere church members. The document is rightfully not given the respect or attention given to the New Testament, and many church members may not know much about it anymore, but it tells an interesting story.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there arose a significant Temperance Movement before prohibition days. The Women's Temperance Movement played a large role in anti-alcohol demonstrations. A noted leader of that was a woman named Carrie Amelia Moore Nation. She filled the national spotlight with her extreme, and radical ploys to close taverns. Of course, Carrie Nation had nothing at all to do with the formulation of the document still widely recognized as the church covenant, but it was formulated in the environment of those times. The argument against it today is largely that people tend to accept as holy that which is put before them with consistency over the years. It appears that for some people the framed document is a holy, inspired document. But it is not!

The covenant that God has with His people is clearly the New Testament. It involves much more fundamentally important information for which account must be given than the common, framed document . It is the New Testament alone that is the church covenant. Have I already written that?

FOR THOUGHT: “Covenant” means “Agreement” or “Contract.” The Covenant God has with men today is the New Covenant or New Testament. It is believed, supported, and propagated by bona fide churches of the Lord Jesus Christ. Are you familiar with the contents of that covenant? Are you living in accordance with its teachings? Why do you think you are or are not doing so?

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I went on too long- here's part two:

Chad Gallagher is a fascinating part of the story - he almost certainly made a fortune off these people while pretending to be working in their best interest. The fact that he stole the last $1300 or so from the Dillards’ non-profit is so fucking rude and unnessary. 

 Everything surrounding the publication of the police report just does break my heart for Jill. How sad she is, and then how she feels like she HAS to fix this for her family and does the interview. It’s just gross. 

Jill places the blame for the leak on InTouch, Bauer, Kathy O’Kelly, Ernest Cate, the city of Springdale, the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Rick Hoyt for the release of the report. This is the quote, which I think summarizes her point: “I am clear about the mistakes that my parents have made over the years with our upbringing, especially Pops, but the way my parents handled or didn’t handle things with Josh does not influence or justify the release of juvenile records and further re-traumatization and exploitation of innocent victims.”

After Derick begins pushing for compensation, Jim Bob offers everyone $80,000 in exchange for signing an agreement with his company, Mad Family Inc. which was also an exploitative contract - requiring a minimum seven year commitment for themselves, their children and any future children to appear on their shows, to be paid at a rate they could not negotiate and sign a lifelong NDA (which I don’t think would be enforceable, but I digress). Jill begins pushing for the full 2014 contract and this pisses Jim Bob off. Eventually, Jim Bob gives them the $80,000 without the agreement. 

They really want to be missionaries with IMB, the organization Derick worked with in Nepal, but basically cannot because no one will give them the 2014 contract. I’m not as interested in this, but bummer for them. 

They leave the show. They film an exit interview, which never airs, and they are excited to move on with their lives.

Poor Jill goes through it in her birth with Samuel. It is really scary and awful, but luckily they both make it through. Just a big TW for this whole section, and I won’t go into detail here but man, poor thing. Afterwards, Jill has to grapple with the fact that she might not be able to have more babies, which is so hard after all her IBLP indoctrination. Jill tells this to a friend, seeking some support, and Jim Bob says “We don’t know for sure now, do we?” which is just like, shut the fuck up Jim Bob. 

Jill is completely questioning IBLP at this point and has been using contraception to safely space her pregnancies (go Jill!) When Jill’s family sees her wearing pants for the first time, they get annoyed that she didn’t go about it like Jinger, who called them first. Jill is a full married adult and mother of two at this point, but should call her parents and tell them about pants. Sure. 

Jill and Derick sending a long letter to her parents was a bad move, but I get it, and I’m glad their therapist explained to them why that wouldn’t work, as well as why mediation wouldn’t work. Also I think their therapist seems dope. 

Jim Bob misreported Jill’s earnings to the IRS. Listen to me friends: always check your own taxes. I don’t blame Jill for this - she was set up to fail by her family on stuff like this. But just for future reference.The list of Jill’s expenses justifying why they claimed what they did on her taxes was SO gross. He also basically threatened her inheritance if she didn’t fall in line. 

The show earned Jim Bob around $8M. Jill and Derick’s wedding and Israel's birth specials would have been over $100,000 each. Jim Bob did not help them with the $10,000 worth of expenses they had from the birth. 

Jill and Derick settled with her parents for $175,000. With the $80,000, that means Jill and Derick earned $255,000. Doing some quick math, Jill’s tenure on the two shows was about nine years of her life, which breaks down to about $28,333 per year. 

I love that she loves pina coladas, that’s so cute! 

 Jill was on the prosecution’s witness list for Josh’s trial, which is why she couldn’t attend until the end. She thinks the court got it right. 

Also, screw the friends who keep telling her that her parents are good people. I am glad she is in therapy, again her therapist seems dope, and I am glad she is focusing on her healing and loving her family.

"Counting the Cost" by Jill Duggar Dillard

Last night, I read all of Counting the Cost in one sitting because apparently my fundie fascination is still going strong over a year after we closed down KUWF. I've got a lot of takeaways I want to talk about so I'm going to put a cut and get into it all after the jump.

In the beginning of the book, it struck me how generally correct we were about Jill and growing up as a Duggar. She was a people pleaser and playing the role of “Sweet Jilly Muffin” was so important to her. She loved her childhood and her parents. It’s interesting both from Jinger & Jill that as kids, the Duggar childhood of their memories is an idyllic one. There was a lot of emphasis on their values - no rock music, dancing, movies, etc. but it was a lot of time spent together and fun and games. 

We also saw the shift in the way they grew up - they were always IBLP inspired conservative Christains, but were attending a regular baptist church up until they attended a different church one week that had dancing in the service. Suddenly, they started attending an IBLP only church and getting deeper in. Jill recounts the first time she went to an IBLP conference and realized there were other families like theirs. It was interesting to see their early progression deeper into the cult (which Jill even calls it by the end of the book). 

Jim Bob getting into politics was interesting - Josh’s early interest in it, while Jill preferred to get treats from the other legislators, made a lot of sense. When Josh is sent away, Jill glosses over some of the details (fair enough) but it’s interesting to me to see how she lays out the three things happening around the same time: (1) going deeper into IBLP, (2) her dad getting involved in politics and (3) Josh getting sent away. It lays the groundwork for what TLC is about to walk into and change everything. 

Jim Bob also saying he knew God wanted him to run for Senate, then losing and immediately being noticed by the press and ultimately Discovery - and opening the “window of opportunity��� for their family to be on TV was a little wild. The fact that all this happened ultimately because this man flipped a coin three times and got heads all three times - something that has a ⅛ probability of happening - is sorta wild. 

Jill not enjoying filming was something I did not expect - honestly I always thought that she was one of the kids who enjoyed it more. But it makes sense now that she was one of the few who refused to have her honeymoon filmed and refused TLC cameras at her birth, which Jana and Michelle filmed. Those were one of the things that I noticed at the time but didn’t realize what it meant. Good for Jill for standing her ground on both those things - although she wanted to refuse to have her birth filmed at all. 

It was interesting to me that the Duggars were not an IBLP model family UNTIL the show. The show put them in that position - Jill didn’t think they’d be one without it. And the line about Jana being invited to visit headquarters as the only blond to be one of “Gothard’s Girls” just hurts to think about in hindsight. 

It’s interesting how long they propped Josh up as the golden boy while he was in trouble behind the scenes. 

In hindsight, the fact that Jim Bob really set up Jill and Derick is really something, since they would ultimately be the first to really break away. 

Everytime Jill advocates for herself, I am so proud. She pushed for two weeks in Nepal to meet Derick even when they only wanted to film part of the trip, and got the time. They filmed a fake goodbye and then spent another week getting to know each other. 

 I didn’t expect to have my lawyer hat on, but the fact that Jim Bob had Jill sign a contract the day of her rehearsal dinner with everything going on with her MILs health without letting her read it, and her not even realizing what was happening was just atrocious. Just pure and straight abuse. 

The fact that Jill was not paid for any filming and thought she was volunteering at her family ministry for the majority of the time she was filming is just awful. I know she did get perks - her Nepal trip, various other trips, her wedding, groceries, etc. But the fact that she and Derick only had a five day honeymoon because that’s all they could afford when Jim Bob almost certainly made more than $100,000 for their wedding is gross. 

This also doesn’t make TLC look very good, since this kind of abuse was allowed to occur basically under their watch. I get that they likely had a great deal on the Duggars because they were only negotiating with questionable businessman Jim Bob but it does suck to see how little they care about the human cost of their show. 

[fundiebabynamebible]

Woah Izzy is so tall!!

[spurgie-cousin]

Aw Israel is in first grade!

[duggardata]

Happy Birthday, Izzy!

Today is Israel David Dillard’s 6th Birthday.  He’s the Firstborn of Jill (Duggar) + Derick Dillard, and was born on April 6, 2015.  He’s GrandDuggar #4—plus, the 1st GrandDuggar not born to Josh + Anna—and is GrandDillard #1, on Derick’s side.

[duggarbatesfan]

Happy 6th Birthday Israel David Dillard!!

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Jill in the intros from 14 CAPA - 19KAC

[thefundiedata]

Family Overview | Jill & Derick Dillard

Pre-Court: August 2013 Courtship: November 2013 Engagement: March 2014 Marriage: June 2014

Pre-Marriage Relationship Length: 308 days

Their Family: Israel David Dillard - 6th April 2015 Samuel Scott Dillard - 8th July 2017 Frederick Michael Dillard - 7th July 2022

So What's Next? Jill and Derick recently announced the loss of their daughter, Isla Marie, at four months gestation. If they follow the typical post-loss spacing, they are expected to announce in October 2024 for a birth in April 2025.

[fundieshaderoom]

Fundie Families and Adjacents I Follow: Duggar

James Lee Duggar "JL"- February 3, 1936, d. February 9 2009 (age 73)

Mary Leona Lester- May 26, 1941, d. June 9, 2019 (age 78)

They married at ages 23/24 and 18/19 in 1960. They shared 2 children, 1 daughter-in-law, 21 grandchildren, 12 grandchildren-in-law, and 34 greatgrandchildren. Mary died of accidental drowning and JL died of a brain tumor. Their life was mostly based in Arkansas.

1- Deanna Lee- July 8, 1963

2- James Robert "Jim Bob"- July 18, 1965

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Deanna Lee Duggar- July 8, 1962

Terry Wayne Jordan

Deanna and Terry had their only child and were on and off for years. They married on September 14, 2006 and divorced on December 21, 2015. They share a daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.

1- Amy Rachelle- September 30, 1986

Amy married Dillon Grey King (April 3, 1988) on September 6, 2015. She was 28 and he was 27. They currently share one son and are based in Arkansas.

1- Daxton Ryan- October 9, 2019

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James Robert Duggar "Jim Bob"- July 18, 1965

Michelle Annette Ruark- September 13, 1966

They married on July 21, 1984, at ages 19 and 17. The couple lives in Tontitown, Arkansas. They share 19 biological children, Michelle's adopted great-nephew, 11 children-in-law, and 37 grandchildren.

1- Joshua James "Josh"- March 3, 1988

Caleb Ryan- Miscarriage on January 23, 1989

2- Jana Marie- January 12, 1990

3- John-David "John"- January 12, 1990

4- Jill Michelle- May 17, 1991

5- Jessa Lauren- November 4, 1992

6- Jinger Nicole- December 21, 1993

7- Joseph Garrett "Joe"- January 20, 1995

8- Josiah Matthew "Siah"- August 28, 1996

9- Joy-Anna "Joy"- October 28, 1997

10- Jedidiah Robert "Jed"- December 30, 1998

11- Jeremiah Robert "Jer"- December 30, 1998

12- Jason Michael- April 21, 2000

13- James Andrew- July 7, 2001

14- Justin Samuel- November 15, 2002

15- Jackson Levi- May 23, 2004

16- Johannah Faith- October 11, 2005

17- Jennifer Danielle- August 2, 2007

18- Tyler Wayne Hutchins- February 10, 2008, in Duggar custody since 2016

19- Jordyn-Grace Makiya- December 18, 2009

20- Josie Brooklyn- December 11, 2011

Jubilee Shalom- stillborn on December 11, 2011

Josh married Anna Renee Keller (June 23, 1988) on September 26, 2008 when they were both 20. Anna and the kids now live in Arkansas and Josh lives in Seagoville, Texas. They now share 7 children. Josh was arrested on CSAM charges in April 2021. In January of 2022, he was sentenced to 12 years in January of 2022.

1- Mackynzie Renee- October 8, 2009

Miscarriage in 2010

2- Michael James- June 15, 2011

3- Marcus Anthony- June 2, 2013

4- Meredith Grace- July 16, 2015

5- Mason Garrett- September 12, 2017

6- Maryella Hope- November 27, 2019

7- Madyson Lily- October 23, 2021

Jana married Stephen Gerald Wissmann (July 15, 1993) on August 15, 2024.

John married Abbie Grace Burnett (April 16, 1992) on November 3, 2018. He was 28 and she was 26. They now share two children.

1- Grace Annette "Gracie"- January 7, 2020

2- Charlie- September 2022

Jill married Derick Michael Dillard (March 9, 1989) on June 21, 2014. She was 23 and he was 25. They now share 3 children and have a strained relationship with Jill's parents and some siblings.

1- Israel David- April 6, 2015

2- Samuel Scott- July 8, 2017

miscarriage- River Bliss- 2021

3- Frederick Michael- July 7, 2022

Jessa married Benjamin Michael Seewald "Ben" (May 19, 1995) on November 1, 2014 at age 22 and 19. They share 5 children.

1- Spurgeon Elliot- November 5, 2015

2- Henry Wilberforce- February 6, 2017

3- Ivy Jane- May 26, 2019

Miscarriage- Fall 2020

4- Fern Elliana- July 18, 2021

Miscarriage- December 2022

5- George Augustine- December 19, 2023

Jinger married Jeremy Joseph Vuolo (September 5, 1987) on November 5, 2016 at age 22 and 29. They now share 3 children.

1- Felicity Nicole- July 19, 2018

Halleli Grace- Miscarriage in November 2019

2- Evangeline Jo- November 22, 2020

3- Baby- March 2025

Joe married Kendra Renee Caldwell (August 11, 1998) on September 8, 2017 at age 22 and 19. They now share 4 children together.

1- Garrett David- June 8, 2018

2- Addison Renee- November 2, 2019

3- Brooklyn Praise- February 19, 2021

4- Justus- April/May/June 2022

Josiah married Lauren Milagro Swanson (May 18, 1999) on June 30, 2018 at age 21 and 19. They now share 3 children. They are based in Arkansas.

Asa Duggar- Miscarriage on October 4, 2018

1- Bella Milagro- November 8, 2019

2- Daisy- March/April/May 2022

3- Ezra- April/May 2023

Joy married Austin Martyn Forsyth (December 11, 1993) on May 26, 2017 at age 19 and 23. They now share 3 children.

1- Gideon Martyn- February 23, 2018

Annabell Elise- stillborn on July 1, 2019

2- Evelyn Mae- August 21, 2020

3- Gunner James- May 17, 2023

Jed married Katelyn Koryn Nakatsu "Katey" (July 29, 1998) on April 3, 2021 when they were both 22. They share 4 children.

1- Truett Oliver- May 2, 2022

2- Nora Kate- May 24, 2023

3- Baby Girl- 2024 or 2025

4- Baby Girl- 2024 or 2025

Jer married Hannah Marlys Wissmann (June 23, 1995) on March 26, 2022 at age 23 and 26. They share 3 daughters.

1- Brynley Noelle- December 25, 2022

2- Brielle Grace- February 2024

3- Baby Girl- Late Spring 2025

Jason is engaged to Maddie Grace Jones. They are planning an October wedding.

Justin married Claire Yvonne Spivey (February 27, 2001) on February 26, 2021 at age 18 and 19.

[fundiepredictions]

Happy birthday

Israel Dillard celebrates his 9th birthday today.

He is the first child of Derick&Jill Dillard (Duggar). He has two brothers, Samuel (6) and Freddy (1).

[fundieinfoplace]

Breaking News: Sad News for Jill

Jill and Derrick announced that they have suffered a stillbirth of their baby girl.

Isla Marie Dillard would have been due Aug of 2024 but sweet baby girl went home to be with the lord.

Jill and Derrick are also the parents of Israel David, Samuel Scott, Frederick Michael and angel baby River Bliss