Leslie Ridgeway

Leslie Lynn (Frischman) Ridgeway was born on July 3, 1986, to parents Dave and Amy Frischman. She is the younger sister of Sonya Sharif, Angela Martin, and Sam Frischman, and the older sister of Holly Frigell, April Ligon, Sam, and Jackson Frischman. She is the wife of Jacob Ridgeway. She is the mother of Lucas, Jezebel, Logan, Jocelyn, Lyric, and Joelle Ridgeway.

## Family Info

### Siblings

Sonya Sharif, Angela Martin, Sean Frischman, Holly Frigell, April Ligon, Sam Frischman, Jackson Frischman

### Children

Lucas Ridgeway, Jezebel Ridgeway, Logan Ridgeway, Jocelyn Ridgeway, Lyric Ridgeway, Joelle Ridgeway

## Early Life

Leslie Lynn Frischman was born on July 3, 1986 to Dave Frischman and Amy White. She was the couple's fourth child, and they went on to have four more children after her.

The Frischmans raised their children with strict rules, and had weekly 15-minute meetings scheduled for each individual child to talk with his or her parents. When she was ten years old, she felt convicted of her sin and prayed with her dad for salvation. In 1996, her father made the decision to quit his job and begin working in full-time ministry at a local juvenile detention center. Leslie often accompanied her father on these trips and lead Bible studies for incarcerated young women. Along with her siblings, Leslie was homeschooled, and completed high school at the age of sixteen.

## Family

### Courtship

In September of 2007, Leslie attended Journey to the Heart with her sister Holly, and felt inspired to work for Journey to the Heart after that. She spent the next three years leading Journeys, as well as ministering in Romania, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, and Peru. She also began working for the Institute in Basic Life Principles at their headquarters in Chicago, which is where she met her future husband Jacob Ridgeway.

On September 12, 2011, Leslie discussed her desire to enter a courtship with Jacob Ridgeway with her father, who had recently received a phone call where Jacob had asked his permission to court Leslie. On September 20, 2011, Jacob officially asked Leslie to enter a courtship with her. The two courted for two months.

### Engagement

On November 16, 2011, the couple went out with some of Holly's family members to Ravine Gardens and had pancakes. Jacob read Leslie a letter he had written to her before proposing, which she accepted.

### Marriage

Leslie married Jacob Ridgeway on February 4, 2012 at Buford Grove Baptist Church in Hillard, Florida. Their wedding is featured on the *19 Kids and Counting* episode "Frigells Down the Aisle". The two went to the Philippines for their honeymoon. They have also visited Romania and Australia. The couple currently lives in Texas where Jacob works at the headquarters for the Institute of Basic Life Principles.

### Motherhood

On September 6, 2012, Jacob and Leslie announced that they were expecting their first child. On October 18, 2012, they announced that their first child would be a son, and that he was due March 9.

At 3:42am on March 16, 2013, Leslie gave birth to her first son, Lucas William Ridgeway. He weighed 9 pounds and 11 ounces and was 22 inches long.

On April 9, 2014, Jacob and Leslie announced that they were expecting their second child in November. They had a gender reveal party in August where they learned that their second child would be a girl. This party was featured on 19KaC.

At 10:30am on November 12, 2014, Leslie gave birth to her first daughter, Jezebel Lynn Ridgeway. She weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces and was 21 inches long.

On February 21, 2016, Jacob and Leslie announced that they were expecting their third child in October. On June 12, 2016, they announced that they would be waiting to find out the sex of this child until birth.

At 7:29pm on October 19, 2016, Leslie gave birth to her third child, Logan Andrew Ridgeway. He weighed 9 pounds and 7 ounces and was 22 inches long.

On April 12, 2018, Jacob and Leslie announced that they were expecting their fourth child in September. They had a gender reveal April 20, 2018 hosted by her sister Holly at her and Jacob's home in Texas. The 4th child was a girl.

At 10:53am on October 2, 2018, Leslie gave birth to her fourth child, Jocelyn Faith Ridgeway. She weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces and was 22.25 inches long.

On December 3, 2019, Jacob and Leslie announced that they were expecting their fifth child in May 2020. On Christmas Day of 2019, they revealed that the child will be a boy. Lyric David Ridgeway was born on May 6, 2020. He weighed 9lbs and was 22 & 3/4 inches long.

On August 17, 2021, Jacob and Leslie announced they were expecting their sixth child due in January 2022. On September 6, 2021, they announced the child would be a girl. On January 19, 2022, the couple posted a video to their YouTube channel announcing the birth of their daughter, Joelle Joy Ridgeway, born that day at 2:46 am, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long.

## Wedding Involvement

* maid of honor: her sister Holly Frischman's wedding to Maverick Frigell (9/26/08)