Since Josh's sister Jessa and her husband revealed their adoption hopes,
and his sister Jill, 23, and her husband Derick, 25 – who are expecting
a baby boy in weeks – also said they were interested in adoption, will
Josh and Anna go down the adoption path as well?
"We've been
married long enough," says Josh, who married Anna in 2008. "We have
talked about it, and we've discussed it with Jessa and Ben and Jill and
Derick. But it's not something we are planning right now."
But, he says that he believes adoption is important and not something he and Anna would rule out.
"Every person has to make the decision for themselves and adoption is the loving option," he says.
For now, the couple is grateful for the children they have – and the one they're going to have, Anna says.
"Some
people think I'm not happy unless I'm pregnant," Anna says. "Marcus
just celebrated his first birthday and I was thinking, 'My baby is
growing up.' There is a desire to have more children, but also keep the
balance of enjoying what God has given you and enjoy the children we
have."
For Josh, his growing family is teaching him about patience and grace, he says.
"If
someone told me when we got married, I'd have three kids and one on the
way, I'd have been overwhelmed," he says. "As you go along and have
more children, there is just enough patience and grace."
Says
Anna, "It's definitely busier the more you have. But it is a happy busy.
There is no better way to invest my life, my body and my time than to
my children. They are a huge responsibility and a blessing. And all good
things in life require work."
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