In the second installment of Jill and Jessa: Counting On, Anna Duggar opened up about her personal hardship like never before.
That we expected. Some of the details and quotes? Not so much …
For instance, Anna has been living with her in-laws, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, while Josh has been away in sex addiction rehab.
So much for Anna leaving Josh Duggar and moving to Florida.
Despite living with Josh’s family, she hasn’t tipped her hand or acknowledged how she feels about the future of her marriage going forward.
“It felt like a bad dream,” said Anna. “It’s such a betrayal for a spouse for through what we’re walking through and it was hard.”
Hard? That would be the understatement of all time.
Anna deserves a fresh start, and while she did admit Josh betrayed her and all Christians with his cheating, her vows are sacred.
Which is how it’s supposed to be, but Josh clearly didn’t see it that way, as demonstrated by his actions. Should she forgive him?
Said Anna last night to the TLC cameras:
“In my heart, when I got married, I vowed to God first and then to Joshua, ‘For better or for worse. ‘Til death do we part…"”
“I pray that through all of this that I would be an extension of God’s love to Joshua, that I would love him and forgive him.”
Anna continued to describe what she prays for, ideally:
“That I would wait patiently and allow God to work through our hearts. My prayer and my heart’s desire is for our marriage to be restored.”
The Duggar family, meanwhile, LOVES her to no end.
Jinger Duggar praised her as amazing, while younger sister Joy-Anna talked about her sister-in-law’s enduring strength, saying:
“I’m really amazed by the strength that God has given Anna and just how she’s going through all of this and having a good attitude.”
“Even though it’s so hard and you know it hurts really bad.”
Being strong is great, yes, but we worry that it’s a sign of Anna not fully realizing she’s her own person whose needs can come first.
Oh, and the rest of Sunday’s episode was spent on sister Jessa Duggar’s baby shower and Jill Duggar’s move to Central America.
