Joy-Anna Duggar Turns 18 – See How Her Family Celebrated

"You light up the world around you," Jessa (Duggar) Seewald wrote to her sister

Published on October 28, 2015 04:50 PM

Happy birthday, Joy-Anna Duggar!

The former 19 Kids and Counting star turned 18 on Wednesday, and her family honored her with some sweet messages.

“Happy birthday, Joy Joy! Love you so much, and I’m so blessed to have you as my sister!” Jessa (Duggar) Seewald, 22, wrote as the caption to a picture on Instagram of Joy-Anna cuddling up to two of her other sisters. “You light up the world around you and bring love and joy everyone you meet! Praying God’s blessings over you in this new year!”

Jessa also shared a fun video of Joy-Anna and three other Duggar siblings lip-syncing along to “Happy Birthday.”

“Haha! Just for fun! Y’all make me laugh,” Jessa wrote. “Happy Birthday, Joy!”

Jill (Duggar) Dillard, 24, who is currently on a long-term mission trip in Central America with her husband Derick, and their son, Israel, also took to Instagram to celebrate her little sister.

“We love you joy joy! Happy birthday! #joyduggar,” she captioned a picture of her, Derick and Israel holding up a “Happy Birthday Joy!” sign.

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Plus, the Duggars honored Joy-Anna’s big day on Facebook, uploading several pictures of the birthday girl as well as a picture of her with parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.

“Happy 18th birthday Joy-Anna! You live up to your name!” they wrote. “You bring JOY into the lives of others and your love for God and faithfulness to His word inspire us all! You are a beautiful, sweet, enthusiastic encourager! We love you so much!”