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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Trace and Lydia Give a House Hunt Update

Trace and Lydia Bates have been searching for a home of their own for a while. They are growing out of their two-bedroom rental, although they love the location. They have considered a lot of options, including building a place, but they haven't made any plans. They say they don't yet have peace from God about a location or whether to buy or build, so they are waiting. The parents of two share more details, including footage from a recent trip to Dollywood, in their latest YouTube video

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  1. "Don't have peace from God".... Meaning g they can't afford it yet.

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    1. No that is not a given that they can’t afford it yet, just because they don’t have peace from God

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    2. Well, maybe that's why God isn't giving them peace.

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    3. Whether that’s true or not really doesn’t matter. It’s their business.

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    4. I am @ 6:26...my comment t is not meant to be sarcastic. I don't see how this now family of 4 supports themselves adequately since there isn't a real steady job here. I do wish them well.

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    5. How do you know that there isn’t a real steady job??? I’m quite sure Trace is doing carpentry still

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    6. I guess if you're waiting for "peace from God" before you make any decisions, do whatver works for you. But what if you think that "peace" comes to you, but the decision you made on that basis turns sour...who gets the blame? Trusting my own instincts has usually worked out pretty well for me. When I'm right, it feels dang good. And when I'm wrong, I can only blame myself.

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  2. I just tried to read the Duggars blog and it is now private, invitation only. What happened? Why go private now. Nothing was ever posted there. And what happened to the blog header? I guess i'm finished reading this blog to.

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    1. Lots of questions about this but no answers...

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    2. invitation only ??? Makes no sense.

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  3. What is going on with the Duggar blog? The link above takes you to a Google sign-in page. It never did that before. Hope you haven't moved it because some people don't have Google accounts and don't want to create one just to read the blog. Explain?

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    1. This happened about a month ago and then it was back so I'm wondering if they're just having technical troubles.

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    2. Thank you so very much. Thought it might be me.

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    3. It would be nice if instead of just these comments being posted, an explanation would be posted too. It's down and being fixed, a new one is under construction, something. Leaving everyone hanging in the middle of Joe and Kendra's news is very strange.

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  4. I think they need to consider buying Carlin and Evan's old house that they soon will be selling once the renovations to their new mansion house is complete enough to move in. They already live in the Stewart's first home they had after getting married,so why not? Plus I'm sure Zac can give them a good deal since they are family.

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    1. They want a house with land. Maybe they don’t want to buy that house. I personally don’t think the present Stewart house is all that

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    2. They already said they aren’t planning to buy the Stewart’s house because it is not in the location they are looking for.

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  5. I'm not trying to be insulting, but exactly what peace from God are they expecting? If they can't afford it, just say so. Many young families have to wait a bit before buying a home. I'd be interested to know exactly how they determine they have the right "peace".

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  6. Are you shutting down this blog, too?

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  7. Lily and Ellie: Thank you for the work you have done on the other blog. I assume this one will continue?

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  8. Has this blog been retired also? No comments or new content in a while.

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