Jessa and Ben's first Valentine's day!

Jessa and Ben are celebrating their first Valentine's d
ay. We kinda hope to see that their engagement to happen but who knows.

We are not saying that they are engaged right now!

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Michelle Duggar on Celebrating Valentine's Day

FAMILY MATTERS on 02.12.14

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Question from a "19 Kids and Counting" fan on Facebook: How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day in your house? Is it just you and Jim Bob or does the whole family celebrate together?

We often celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family. It’s a really special time with the whole family getting around the table and spending time together. Last year, our older daughter, Jana, decided she was going to do a big Valentine’s banquet for our family. We had a beautiful spread on our table; everything was pink, red and white. We took pictures and made a special event of it. It was our way of expressing our gratefulness and our love for each other and the family, and celebrating how much family means to us. It’s so important to nurture that relationship. It was a day of love and fun and fellowship for the whole family.

Of course a lot of times for Valentine’s Day, Jim Bob and I will go on a date, but one of our favorite things to do as a family is to help throw a banquet for the single moms that we know. We want to bless the single moms; those that are widowed, divorced or abandoned, the women that are often forgotten during Valentine’s time.

My dear friend Debbie Query and her daughters teach our children music -- all the music ability that the kids have in violin is because of them. Debbie is a widow with four children; their father was tragically killed in a car accident. They have been amazing mentors and role models especially for my older girls.

Anyway, their family does an amazing widow’s banquet. They put it on, and our family participates in that. The children set the tables and serve as the waiters. They’ll put on black bowties, white shirts, black pants, and serve the meal. Sometimes we’ll have harpists or other musicians play beautiful music during the banquet. It’s very special.

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How the Duggars Share Love on Valentine's Day

FAMILY MATTERS on 02.08.13

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Question from a "19 Kids and Counting" fan on Facebook: Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day, and if so, how?

Our family celebrates Valentine’s Day a little differently with our friends, the Query family. My dear friend Debbie Query is a widow with four children. Her husband was tragically killed in a car accident when their youngest child was 2 years old. Every year, she puts together a special luncheon for women who are on their own because of tragedy, divorce or even abandonment. She felt like it was a time of year when single women needed to be encouraged and loved. It’s common to feel like a fifth wheel when you are alone, especially at Valentine’s Day. It’s a time when couples will usually be getting gifts for each other or going out for a Valentine’s meal. Debbie and her family reach out to women that don’t have a Valentine, and host a special Valentine’s banquet just for them.

The banquet is a lovely luncheon and tea. The Querys make all of the food: little sandwiches, beautiful green salads and fresh fruit salads. The children dress up in white shirts, black bowties and black dress pants, and serve as waiters for the banquet. The boys are true gentlemen; they escort the ladies to their seats and then give them each a little gift. The children also bring their instruments and play music for the event. Violin and harp music makes the event really beautiful. Often, we’ll have a special speaker that will come and give a speech to the guests. The banquet actually used to be at the Query’s home, but it got so big that we moved it to a larger building. One year we had close to 100 people!

Debbie Query has organized this for a number of years now, and our children have really enjoyed being a part of this unique Valentine’s Day event. They like being able to show the ladies that they are special, that they’re loved, and that this is a special time of the year for them, too. These special ladies are cared for, even though they may not have their own Valentine with them. They are loved, God loves them and we do, too.