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We are Derick & Jill (Duggar) Dillard. You may know us from our time on the TLC reality series, 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, or from our New York Times bestselling book, Counting The Cost. We love raising our three active boys and spending time together as a family.
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Jill
Jill Duggar Dillard grew up in Northwest Arkansas as the fourth-born of nineteen kids in the Duggar family. When Jill was around thirteen years old her family was part of a handful of documentaries on Discovery Health Channel that showcased their lives as a large, fundamental Christian homeschooling family. As the family and popular interest grew, their lives were aired for nearly two decades on her parent’s hit reality TV show on TLC with the various titles over the years, namely, 19 Kids and Counting, and Jill & Jessa: Counting On.
Jill and Derick were first introduced by her dad, while Derick was living and working in Nepal on a two-year mission. In 2013, with camera crew in tow, Jill and her dad flew over to Nepal to meet Derick in person and thatās when they officially started dating. After Derickās assignment was finished, he returned home to Northwest Arkansas and the two were engaged 3 months later and married 3 months after that. Jill was the first Duggar daughter to get married, with over 4.4 million people tuning in to watch the two-hour wedding special on TLC. One month later, the two found out they were expecting their first child together. And in 2015, Derick and Jill moved to Central America with their 3 month old where they served as missionaries for nearly two years. They moved back to the states permanently just in time to have their second child. Around this same time, and through some revealing and agonizing events, Derick and Jill subsequently left the TV show in order to do what was best for their family and pursue their own goals.
In 2023, Jill, along with her husband, authored her second New York Times Bestseller, Counting The Cost. In their book, they told the behind-the-scenes story of secrets, manipulation, intimidation and the hope they found through time, tears, therapy and the strength that only God can give.
Jill is married to her best friend, Derick and they live in Northwest Arkansas. She is a Christ-follower, part-time social media influencer, aspiring gardener, foodie, coffee lover, trained midwife, informal mental health advocate and full-time mama to three energetic boys earth-side, Israel, Samuel, and Frederick, + 2 angel babies (River Bliss, 2021, & Isla Marie, 2024).
Derick
Derick was born and raised in Rogers, Arkansas. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a teenager and graduated from Rogers High School in 2007. Derick went on to Oklahoma State University, where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in Accounting and minor in Economics in 2011. While at OSU, Derick was active in Beta Alpha Psi and Kappa Kappa Psi. Derick also served as the OSU mascot, Pistol Pete, representing the university at hundreds of athletic and non-athletic events during his upperclassmen years.
Derick then moved to Kathmandu, Nepal from 2012 to 2014, where he served as a Christian missionary to Tibetan refugees in eastern Nepal.
Derick met Jill while he was in Nepal and the two were married shortly after he returned to the states in 2014.
Between Nepal and Arkansas Law School, Derick worked in tax audit at the Walmart corporate home office and served as a missionary with his wife in Central America.
Derick Dillard is a prosecuting attorney for the state of Oklahoma, where he has worked in juvenile, criminal and civil practice. With the recent release of their book, Counting the Cost, along with his wife Jill, Derick is a New York Times bestselling author.
Derick and his wife Jill live in Northwest Arkansas. They have three sons, Israel, Samuel, and Frederick and two miscarried babies in heaven. In his free time, Derick likes running, spending time in nature with his wife and boys on family bike rides and walks, hanging out around the fire pit sipping coffee, taste testing his wifeās cooking, participating in his boys swim lessons and watching Oklahoma State and Arkansas football games.
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š³šµ12 years ago today in Kathmandu, Nepal @derickdillard asked me to be his girlfriend and I said, āYes! Totally!ā
šSo thankful God brought us together and canāt imagine my life without you, babe! š
Family heirlooms we recently picked up from my husbandās family are making things a bit more special during our baking this holiday season. š
#hoosiercabinet #grannycupboard #icebox #records #baking
Thank you @oaksteakrogers for the wonderful meal & experience! It was so fun for my hubby @derickdillard & I to double date with my cousin @amyrachelleking & her husband @kingdillpickle to @oaksteakrogers
Everything was delicious, from the starter rolls, pork belly, crab cakes and oysters to the brussel sprouts, steak, chicken & amazing desserts!
#partner #oaksteakhouse #nwarkansas #arkansassteakhouses #upscalesteakhouse #rogersarkansas
šBringing home my husbandās great-great-grandmaās Granny Cupboard!! @derickdillard
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My mamaās passed down decluttering musts haves:
-sharpie & masking tape (for labeling)
-black trash sacks (out of sight, out of mind!) for giveaway items so kids donāt constantly rummage through them again and again! (Extra points if you get everything hauled off on the same day of decluttering!)
-white sacks for trash
Have other helpful ideas? Share your decluttering tips in the comments!
š² The Amish cheese house in Chouteau, Oklahoma is always a good idea! š
#chouteauoklahoma #amishcheesehouse
š§šI highly suggest a bring your own grilled cheese fixins (+ a soup or dessert) friends bash for Halloween! So thankful for our community! Best idea ever @itslynea
Also highly recommend grabbing yourself a warm drink and taking your kiddos to a grassy hill to roll down while you chillax. š
ā¤ļøThe boyās flower sales were so popular they did it the next day with friends and sold out! šthanks for the love and support!
š„°A root beer float with my bestie/hubby @derickdillard while the flag football team gathers for their last hoorah at the local dinerā¦a chat over the fence with a friend walking by, baking Fall cookies with neighbors and friends, reading with our toddler for a sec in the car & a stop at the local childrenās museum @amazeum with the coolest and best cultural corner right now featuring India (brought back memories of my trip to Nepal where I met and had my first unofficial date with my now husband!).
#grateful
