The Duggars’ 19 Kids and Counting show has been renewed, and the season 9 premiere date was recently announced by TLC.
The network says that the season, which follows Jill’s journey into marriage, will premiere on Tuesday, September 2 and run through November.
The season will also focus on Jessa and Ben as they contrinue to grow closer and Ben moves to live closer to Jessa, and Jim Bob and Michelle as they celebrate 30 years of marriage.
Also, Josh, Anna, and their three kids “decide it may be time to make a few changes in their own growing family,” the network says.
Meanwhile, Michelle answered a question from a fan that asked whether she and her husband have a memorable gift from their wedding.
Michelle said that she received many great gifts but one in particular stands out.
“When Jim Bob and I were setting up our home, we had a beautiful wood table that folded out so that you could add leaves and make it really big. We found it used and just loved it. Of course, when we were first married, we kept it folded down because there were just two chairs and the two of us at the time. So as a surprise, a sweet elderly couple that lived near us arranged to make us something really special for the table. They were like our adopted grandparents and they lived three doors down from our first honeymoon cottage,” she said.
“Unbeknownst to me, they came into the house one day and measured our table so they could create a one-of-a-kind handmade crochet table cover. The best part was that they made it big enough to fit the table when it was fully expanded with all the leaves in place. When they presented it to me, I just cried. I had dreamed of the day we could expand the table to its fullest and see a big family around it. It just seemed like it‘d be forever before we’d be able to unfold it all the way and actually use it. I couldn’t wait.
“We used it for special parties, baby showers, wedding showers, and events for friends until our own family was large enough to fit around it. That tablecloth has been a special keepsake all these years, and I have used it over and over.”
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