Derick Dillard and Jill Duggar Courtesy of @jillmduggar/Instagram
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have confirmed their direct household has not been affected by a twister that has torn by means of a number of states.
Duggar, 32, and Dillard, 35, shared the excellent news by way of a joint assertion on Sunday, Might 26, however did add that a few of their prolonged household have been affected.
“Like most different ppl in our space of NW Arkansas/NE Oklahoma, we have been awake by means of a lot of the night time as tornadoes ripped by means of our space,” the Counting On alum and her husband wrote on an Instagram Story. “Fortunately we’re okay, however mates and a few household weren’t so lucky. We’re praying for these affected. Tornadoes missed us by just a few miles.”
Not less than 15 folks have died on account of the devastating storms which left a path of destruction throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Sunday.
The terrifying ordeal comes after an especially tough few months for the couple, who honored their stillborn daughter with a shifting funeral service on April 19.
“Isla Marie, our child lady. We’ll love you without end & maintain you in our hearts till we maintain you in heaven,” the couple captioned photographs from the memorial by way of a joint Instagram put up on April 23.
The photographs depicted a small white field adorned with flowers and a stuffed animal rabbit. Positioned subsequent to the field was a bouquet of pink flowers, the vase of which was wrapped with an identical pink bow.
Pictures posted to Instagram extra lately additionally present the couple commemorating their child’s life by means of a burial service.
“We love & miss you child lady!” Duggar captioned the April 26 put up earlier than sharing that the track “we sang at Isla’s graveside committal service is one which we sang to every of our kids within the womb.”
Duggar and Dillard share three sons collectively — Israel, 9, Samuel, 6, and Freddy, 22 months.
The funeral service was held practically two weeks after the couple shared information of their child’s stillbirth by way of Instagram. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our stunning child lady, Isla Marie Dillard,” they wrote in a joint put up on April 13. “Jill was 4 months pregnant (due in August) after we came upon that our child died in utero.”
Previous to welcoming little Freddy in July 2022, Jill suffered a being pregnant loss. “We lately came upon we have been anticipating our third child,” she defined by way of Instagram in October 2021. “We have been thrilled! Nonetheless, just a few days later we began miscarrying. We love and miss you River Bliss!”
