WHOA That's Good Podcast - What You Didn't See on 'Duck Dynasty' | Sadie Robertson Huff, Jase Robertson & Mia Robertson

Episode Date: December 6, 2023

Sadie's Uncle Jase & her cousin Mia Robertson make their "Whoa That's Good" podcast debut and right away, Mia has a question for Jase about his Instagram account. Mia can't wait to ditch her smartphon...e when she studies abroad, but Sadie makes the case why Mia needs to return to Instagram when she's back. Jase shares what's been hardest for him and his wife, Missy, as they have walked through Mia's many surgeries, setbacks, and doctor's appointments since the time she was born with a cleft palate — and now why it's been so important for their family to help support other families with children with cleft palates. Sadie is stunned to hear how much pain Mia was in after one big surgery. Sadie and Mia talk about the shift when they both started speaking out publicly about their faith and Mia admits she used to be too embarrassed to share spiritual things, but now she carries her Bible with her wherever she goes — just like her dad. Jase is moved to tears remembering Mia's piano playing in the upcoming Christmas episode of "Duck Family Treasure," which he says is the most special sharing of the Gospel he's ever seen on cable TV. Look for this episode December 8 on Fox Nation and December 17 on Fox News. And to learn more about Mia Moo visit: https://miamoo.org/ https://give.cru.org/first or text FIRST to 71326 — Get a free copy of Sadie and Christian's new book "How to Put Love First" with your gift! https://www.auraframes.com/whoa — Get $30 off Aura’s best-selling frames when you use code WHOA at checkout! https://www.kiwico.com/SadieRob — Get your first month FREE on any crate line and inspire a love for learning in your child! https://liberty.edu/Sadie — Get your application fee WAIVED when you start your future with Liberty University today! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:01:38 Slash first, message and data rates may apply available to US addresses only. So as you know, I obviously love piecass. I've been doing this for over five years, so I love to hear people's stories. I love to hear anybody's story where they came from, why they do what they do, and that is why I love Audible. It's the best place to discover something new or find the best of what you already have. Audible is all of your favorite audio entertainment all in one app. Audible offers an amazing selection of titles from every genre like Best Seller, Celebrity Memoirs, Mysteries,
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Starting point is 00:03:47 That's your mom. I was the youngest man. I was like, I know this is not him. Even your daughter doesn't, I followed you. So, you know, it's a strange life. You're living when your dad comes up as a suggested follow for you. And she didn't know he had that.
Starting point is 00:04:02 You have like, you are had a couple hundred posts already. I was like you have a lot of posts. I'm sure a message is done a good job. I'll just welcome everyone to the conversation we're already having. Happy Wednesday everybody. Welcome back to the world. That's good podcast.
Starting point is 00:04:16 I have two incredible guests on the podcast today. We have Jay's my uncle. Many of you are familiar with from Doug Dynasty Days and then I also hit his daughter, my uncle, many of you are familiar with from Doug Dynasty Days. And then I also hit his daughter, Mike Cousin Mia, who as well, you are familiar with. And if you follow her on social media, you've read the books, you've seen her live. This girl is an incredible light to the world.
Starting point is 00:04:37 But today we're just here to talk and have fun. Jayce just mentioned he hasn't been on social media in five years. So we can all learn a little bit from that. I made the break. Not sure. Well, I think I was, Miss me and I were just, you know, when she was, what were you, 14 or 15 years old? And I was trying to do the parental thing.
Starting point is 00:05:00 We got to make good decisions with these phones and we were going through that stage of our life. And somewhere in there, I was just like, and why am I on social media? I mean, so I, it was just taking so much time in my life. So my family does it for me. So it's a version of me, I guess. That's good. Yeah. And look, as people can learn from you, even if it's not necessarily you, but you have a great following.
Starting point is 00:05:22 So, yeah, I think that's stuck because next semester I'm going abroad, and I don't want to take my phone, because I don't know, I just don't like social media, so I went to my carrier service, and I was like, I'm going to get a flip phone. He was like, you want to trade in your iPhone for a flip phone, and I was like, yes, well, you should just buy a new one. Like just keep your phone. If you want to turn on, he was like, I was like, I'm sorry if that's so weird, but he was like, yeah, no, like that's a great idea.
Starting point is 00:05:50 So did you get one? I'm getting it. They're like $20 at Target. So I was like, I love this girl. Like I'm just gonna get one real. He was trying to get me to buy like the $100 one. I was like, no, I'm just gonna, so we're gonna, I'm gonna put dazzle it and make it cute. Oh my gosh. I have to get me to buy the $100 when I was like, no. I'm just gonna, so we're gonna put dazzle it, make it cute.
Starting point is 00:06:05 Oh my gosh. I'm gonna start a trend. Do you know that everyone's about to go to Target and get a $20 flip? I'm hoping. Because I don't think I could tell a difference. I'm like, the little things with social media, like the way I listen and honestly, like my memory,
Starting point is 00:06:20 I feel like I don't know, like makes my attention to being shorter. Yeah. So I remember the conversation that because I always felt guilty because you know, me, she was more of the cliff live in palette. She's had multiple surgeries and she handled the process way more than missing out. But it is tough when you're a teenager, but I always felt real guilty because I'm like, she didn't ask to be famous or or be in the limelight and she was constantly you know physically changing and you know teenagers give me mean and I just thought
Starting point is 00:06:55 you know we've we're partly responsible for putting her in the limelight here and so I was because I'm like look you get your approval from God and the people that love you. And I was trying to shelter her from anything like that. And so part of that, I think I realize, well, you know, if I'm gonna speak to my daughter about this, I need to view God's approval first and the people that love me.
Starting point is 00:07:22 And I do a lot of things in the public. And I'm sure there are many comments on all these social media things, but I thought I think I'm just gonna stick to doing what God wants me to do. It's great. And not worry about what people think about it. I mean, if it goes dreadfully wrong, I'm sure even though I don't have social media,
Starting point is 00:07:39 I will find out. You'll find out. But it seems to be going well. That's great. That's so good. And whenever I think about that verse, you know, you take with the enemy for evil and you turn it for good when they went Joseph in his life, that is like your life. Like you've had a lot of hard things come at you,
Starting point is 00:07:55 but each hard thing I've seen in your life, you take what was meant to harm you and you turn it for good. And you've not only, you know, continue to show up online and continue to show them person and with a smile on your face, but like you teach people through the process. You're so wise, even your first answer. I'm like, all right, we could stop for a minute. Everyone can ponder that.
Starting point is 00:08:16 That we listen better on on social media. Our attention span, like you have so much wisdom in you. What has that been like growing up famous on social media with the challenges that you face in your life? Has that been hard to welcome people into the journey? Has it been something you've always embraced or what does that look like for you? For me, definitely, a lot of people,
Starting point is 00:08:36 like in the world, they really just, I guess now like the term is called like cloud chasing, but really, I just like people that, like they think they can get something from. And so I learned that probably in elementary school, like people want to be my friend just because like, oh, you're your dad, like, who's your dad? Like, oh, that's so cool. And so like at the time, even through high school, like, I was like, oh, this is cool. Like, I guess what do be my friend? But once they found out that I'm just a normal gal. They can't get things from me.
Starting point is 00:09:06 They would go move on, find another friend and it really took a toll on me. I definitely noticed changes in myself. I need to put on a mask of like, it's kind of hard to explain, but it's just kind of like a step up of the normal high school experience. You have to be cool, but I was like, oh, these people would be my friend. I need to figure out who I can trust. So it definitely took a toll on me, just because growing up like that. So now, like in college, I do have a little bit of a wall. I was kind of scared to go to Christian school because I was like, oh, everyone there's
Starting point is 00:09:38 going to know me. Yeah. But it's really just been the greatest thing ever. Like, I've only had like a few instances where I'm like, oh, that was kind of odd. But like someone came up to me and he was like, does your, what do you say? He was like, does your uncle still preach at White Spirits Road in a church at Christ? I was like, who are I don't know?
Starting point is 00:09:57 He's like, does your brother still do music in Nashville? And I was like, this is too random. He knew too much. He knew too much. And I was like, this is kind of weird. But I was like, just to random. He knew too much. He knew too much and I was like, this kind of weird. But I was like, yeah, like yeah. But it's definitely like helped me
Starting point is 00:10:12 more like know whose intentions are going to be. He loves you. He loves me for me. Yeah, that's so good. Well, I think it's really cool, Jay, so you're saying like, in encouraging Nia to live a certain way, I'd encourage you to live a certain way, because I think it's really cool, Jay, that you're saying like, in encouraging Mia to live a certain way, I'd encourage you to live a certain way because I think it's easy to look at the teenager
Starting point is 00:10:29 and be like, oh, you might struggle with your identity. Whether you had the cleft of impeller or not, I mean, ashtray, what am I identity, we struggle with physical appearance, we struggle with the different things that most teenagers go through. And then on the grand scale of having the whole world have their opinion on you and all that kind of stuff. And even if you're not famous, people feel that people are like, worried about what people think about them.
Starting point is 00:10:50 And they worry about what people have said or a comment can bring them down so much. But people don't expect it as much from you. And I remember my dad sharing with me like things that hurt him that people set on Twitter, people sent on Instagram. Were you surprised coming into fame, how it affected you in ways that maybe you didn't think it would? Yeah, I mean, it really is. It's not something I ever pursued.
Starting point is 00:11:14 So I didn't really recognize it at first. I mean, I went through, I think, the normal process of feeling embarrassed at first. I remember the first time someone asked me for my autograph. And I said, you know, you don't want that. I mean, because I just thought I cannot physically do this right now. I just hadn't thought about it. But at some point, it got to be a responsibility because I thought,
Starting point is 00:11:42 I look back at my whole life and I thought God has a plan for our family and My number one struggle as a kid. I've been very open about this was I was very shy and So I dropped speech because I thought it was some kind it was gonna help me with my grammar And they were like no you give speeches here in front of people I mean I walked out of the classroom. I said I will never get up in front of people and say anything. Wow. So it was a struggle. And really the Holy Spirit, you know, the greatest counselor in the world and really taught
Starting point is 00:12:19 me that if I'm going to be convicted of my faith in Jesus, I'm just not gonna be able to be shy about this. Wow. And so when I became famous, I thought, well, this is the last thing I would wanna have for myself as to be in the limelight, but I think I'm gonna use this as an opportunity. So that's just what I'm gonna do. That's cool.
Starting point is 00:12:43 I hear your stories and I'm like, I have at least three times a day on average, probably. Somebody come up to me and just start a conversation. Hey, Jay, so I was, and so I have to go through the process. Do I really know you? And most of the time, I don't know them, but they know me. So I just play along and that's real. That's very awkward. That's real. All right friends. So I have been telling you all about how amazing the aura frames are, how they're great for your grandparents for Christmas, which such a win because what grandparents do not want a million pictures of their grandkids. But also I've recently discovered a great new way of using my aura digital picture frame. And that is actually at my office with all of the girls that work and pictures of their grandkids. But also, I've recently discovered a great new way of using my
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Starting point is 00:15:39 there's also like so many beautiful things too. And obviously, you know, you all have a new TV show, and you're all piecasts, and you all piecast and you continue to put yourself out there. So you're doing it because of that purpose of knowing. Even though there are some hard things and there are some weird things, I'm not gonna be shy about the gospel and I'm not gonna be shy about what God's doing
Starting point is 00:15:57 in our family's life. And I have to fight this things too. Like part of me wants our little family to just be covered and protected and no one to know my kids' names and no one to know what they look like and all this stuff because the world's scary. But then there's this other part of me wants our little family to just be covered and protected and no one to know my kids names and no one to know what they look like and all this stuff because the world's scary. But then there's this other part of me that goes, but God has given us this beautiful family
Starting point is 00:16:13 and to really show people what it looks like to love God and to love each other and what a life of faith looks like and I can point people to Jesus. And so I don't want to be shy about that. You know, that's a gift God's giving me to use and not let my fear, my insecurities get in the way of me showing up and sharing my life. I think one thing that's really cool about our family is that although so much of our life has changed, we haven't changed necessarily. And I love how you're saying this morning, you were about 3.30.
Starting point is 00:16:46 No, what? My husband went hunting with you yesterday. He did, and you're gonna tell you something really funny. What's that? Is your grandpa, my dad, Mr. Phil. I don't know if he couldn't remember his name, because he's almost 80 now, but he referred to your husband as Sadie's man.
Starting point is 00:17:05 Sadie said, hey, Sadie's man. Hey, me that back. Hey, Sadie's man, are you ready? Hey, Sadie's man. And I was like, oh, we now naming him Sadie's man. You probably forgot his name. It's funny because I ask Christian. He's at me.
Starting point is 00:17:20 It's Sophie of him and Pempa will feel which, you know, but what doesn't really take a lot of selfies I was like oh how was y'all's time together and he was like and it was actually really good He complimented me he said Sadie's man has a good shot. It was that would he called you? He's like yeah That's what he called me, but it was nice and said really funny. We laugh. He had a great time It was one of the best hunts that we've had in years. It was really fantastic So I was really glad that he was a part of that. Oh, he had the time of his life. But I love it. Y'all are still doing that. Like, you're still hunting
Starting point is 00:17:52 in the morning, which is what you love to do. What do you do feel like doing the things you always love has helped you, like ground you and secure you as your life has changed so much? It really does. I mean, I commit myself to those nine months that are not in duck season just to get there and stay treated my roots because I love to do it. Yeah. And it gives me an opportunity to kind of go back to when I was 14, looking at God's creation, saying, I think someone made this. It's cool. And so that was the first thought I ever had about coming to Jesus looking at God's creation, saying, I think someone made this. And so that was the first thought I ever had about coming to Jesus was really an adult line,
Starting point is 00:18:30 you know, my dad, your grandpa, you know, had come to the Lord, but you know, I was kind of the guy like, this probably won't last or whatever, but it was me outdoors just looking around thinking, well, maybe there is something to do with it. That's cool. Yeah. And so I always have purposefully hunted most of the days of duck season and this year has been one of the busiest years of my life because our show
Starting point is 00:18:57 Went from I thought we would do one season to we're gonna do four seasons and two years and we do four podcasts a week And so I just geared the whole schedule to literally the night before duck season was where it sucky-go duck honey. Yeah. And on the way, I stopped in Nashville and we had dinner together as a family. Because I had been on the road so much.
Starting point is 00:19:18 And I got kind of teary-eyed. I had just been so busy and I missed everybody. And now, so it was awesome. And then, open-in-day, I was just like, I just kind of always make this funny analogy that it's like being reborn because you don't hunt for nine months, then you're born again.
Starting point is 00:19:38 Hey, that's cool. Then you repeat the process. That's awesome, that's so cool. All of that, I saw those pictures from me all night and asked you on a literally fine. Yeah, I've been seeing you step into being an aunt lately, which is so fun. And also just following along,
Starting point is 00:19:55 your Instagram is really fun for me because I get to see your life and all the friends you're making and being an aunt. What do you feel like you're learning in the season of your life? For me, I could talk about how being an aunt is the greatest thing ever for so long, because Marissa and David are literally like, I watch them a lot and I just love them so much. So it's definitely just like taking each new day. It sounds like kind of cliche, but like, as like the best day. Like I just like waking up every day, especially because I got to go to school a month late. Because my surgery and I didn't think that I was going to be able to go to school this semester.
Starting point is 00:20:32 Oh, so just I'm like really grateful that it worked out like every day. I'm like I get to be at school and I have one in person class because you know, that's just how how what happened. Like I was like, this is the best class ever. Like making everything like this is the greatest thing. So, you know, you said that simple, but that's actually really profound. And that would change a lot of people's life if they looked at life like that. Because I think a lot of people are prone to see what's wrong with their life.
Starting point is 00:20:58 It's like, oh, I didn't get to start school for a month later. And I only get one class. Like the simple change and language of, this is what I actually get to do. You know, like I get to so go to school. I have an awesome class. I have two great, you know, I've an decent enough here, I have great family.
Starting point is 00:21:15 We had a day together, like when you start seeing the world and seeing life as the things to be grateful for and everything as a gift, changes your whole personality, you know, changes your countenance. That's why you walk in here and like your joy, it's just radiant, which is just so beautiful. But what do you think surgeries?
Starting point is 00:21:32 Because how many surgeries have you had? How about 15? 15 surgeries. So that's no small thing. And these are not like small surgeries. These are intense, hard surgeries. Do you think that having the surgeries you've had in your life have made you who you are in that way,
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Starting point is 00:24:07 And your kids are going to love it. I think it took me a while to just like process it all. Like I didn't really talk about like growing up. Like I really didn't talk about my surgeries at all. Like to my friends. Like it was just kind of like, Oh, gotta go to to the doctor, got some a school every six weeks and, you know, Joe, four hours a Dallas and like, that was just normal. But I just, I just didn't realize that like other people just didn't have this at all. But I think in high school, my junior year, I had my 13th surgery. And that's one of like the big ones that I have to have, but they break my top and bottom jaw. And that one was really rough. And I was like, yeah, like, they told me they were like,
Starting point is 00:24:51 yeah, we're gonna have to like talk to you and make sure that you're all right after because it's not like for like my mental health because it's not that I think, and I'm ugly when I look in a mirror when I'm like swollen and like my face has changed but it's the fact that my face looks different. And so where like other people may not notice like, oh your face kind of looks a little bit different but it's like my face that I'm, you know, no looking at me right every day, I know myself and but it looks different. And so it really affects the way that you love your life. Like in photos, it's not like, oh I look bad, it's but that doesn't, that doesn't make me. Yeah. So that has definitely been what I'm going through right now after
Starting point is 00:25:24 having another big surgery in August. It's not where I'm like, oh, this surgery made me look terrible. It's like, oh, I have to just suggest to the way that it makes me like, oh, yeah, I look different, but that's okay. It'll look good. So that's been like, my mom has been helping me a lot with that.
Starting point is 00:25:41 Cause like, I lose weight and I don't look like myself and people say comments to me all the time. Like, oh, are you been eating and I don't look like myself. And people say comments to me all the time, like, oh, are you been eating? Like, you look so small. And my mom is like, she literally had jaw surgery. And of course, she's not eating normally. Yeah. So I'm glad for her, because she always sticks out for me.
Starting point is 00:25:56 Yeah. But that's just been a little bit different right now. But it has definitely affected me. But it's also made me stronger, where I know know, I do bad on an exam at school, or like, I'm having trouble with like a friend or something, it's like, okay, like perspective perspective. Like, okay, this thing should not take up this much time. Like, like, I have this to worry about.
Starting point is 00:26:17 And like, I just need to pray about this. This should not, like, take its toll on my life. Hmm. So it's definitely good. Yeah, but maybe become, I would say like lest dramatic Heart cancer is a has really come out in a positive way because what she just to help illustrate what she said the two worst times of this process That has been you know it started it when she was born
Starting point is 00:26:44 that has been, you know, it started it when she was born. When the people deliver in the baby, say, leave the room to the parents, and they're like, we can't, we're not sure if she can breathe on our own. I mean, my perspective changed from that day, you know, moving forward. But the two hardest things for us as parents do was to hand her off because it was like,
Starting point is 00:27:04 we know this is fixed and be terrible for her. They're fixing to inflict a lot of pain and bloodshed and the recovery times going to be long. And even though you know it's for the best, which made me really reflect on God's sin in Jesus. Yeah. I was especially. Wow.
Starting point is 00:27:23 But that was always difficult. And the second thing was every time she came in recovery, her mom and I, we were devastated. And you're like, why are you devastated? And I remember the doctor would always look like, why are you so upset? Cause we, you know, we cry. And we would be like, cause she's different.
Starting point is 00:27:39 Cause as parents, you know, when she had her first major surgery, they fixed, I mean, her nose was over here and she had a real big gap in her. You would think, oh, this is great. But for parents, we had been with her every day, every minute. Those little subtleties, they didn't look like imperfections. They didn't look like... They're hurt.
Starting point is 00:27:59 You're looking at them like, well, then she's cute. So her being different was just devastating. Yeah. And it was every time after that. So I really understood when she started talking about that from herself's view, that's a big challenge. Yeah. And big picture, she's never gone six weeks
Starting point is 00:28:20 without seeing a doctor in her life. Wow. Which when you start adding all that up, you see this has been really tough. And I just wanted to add one thing, we were talking about this on the way up here in an unrelated story. But it's like, when she was being a teenager dealing
Starting point is 00:28:38 with, because kids can be mean and they say the wrong things, even saying something about her weight now, well, it's just a terrible thing to say. She's doing the best she can. She realizes, I'm skinny, I can't eat. I'm eating to a straw for two months. What do you think?
Starting point is 00:28:54 You're gonna lose some weight. But people are trying to say something, encouraging. They're like, we're worried about you. And you're like, I'm fine, I'm good. And it's just a dumb thing to say. But even having said all that, when she was going through a tough time emotionally, just dealing with that, I got some advice
Starting point is 00:29:13 from a counselor friend of mine. And he was like, what you gotta realize is what she's had to go through is the equivalent of what our soldiers go through when they go through trauma. And you spend all this time alone and you're Recovery into all these injuries and you know, they have that term PTSD And he said I think you should allow her to talk about that
Starting point is 00:29:33 Because think about while the kids were at school through all these surgeries. She's alone suffering and So when we opened that door, which I thought that was terrible advice and I was dead wrong open that door, which I thought that was terrible advice and I was dead wrong. When she had the ability to talk about all the loneliness and all the pain and all the blood and all the other kids that you see going through these terrible surgeries, that just takes a toll on a kid. You need to talk about that. And I really think it was one of the turning points in her coming to grips with the condition that she has. And it really spurred her to want to help other people. Once she kind of looked back at the old
Starting point is 00:30:12 self, you know, the spiritual analogy, she was like, this is just part of it and it's rough. It stinks. This is something you got to be willing to walk through. It's a lot of suffering. So I was really proud of it. Wow. for opening up about how tough that really was. Yeah. And so it really found a home and a character to want to help other people and enjoy despite, you know, the lie in their life. And I didn't talk about it until I think it was my junior or senior maybe my senior year. We're on the way back from Dallas and um, my mom was like, hey, what we have a like a cliff, kids mom is just really struggling. Her daughter had her first distraction surgery, which is what I had when I was 11 and that was the most painful one I've ever had. They broke, I think just my
Starting point is 00:31:03 top jaw, but yeah, because then they had to turn it physically every day. That's not being that I've all started crying. I mean, we physically had to move her jaw. Well, we, Missy did it. I literally couldn't take it every day. They had to turn a screw that was moving her jaw for more.
Starting point is 00:31:21 Because your bones are still like movable after they break them. So it sounds like easy, but it's like, oh, it doesn't sound easy. Yeah. It's just like, they better. It sounds more like able to move the director's surgery. So people are like, oh, yeah, like that key when you haven't expanded. We're like, no, they're like chana relate.
Starting point is 00:31:41 I'm like, no, we're moving the jaw forward, despite her being interplayed egg and it's hard to understand but like it really that's did what happened and like mom is friend who's a nurse she would bring ever a little snow cone for me every day and I would just like eat it and wait from amounts to get a little numb and then we would do it. I would walk outside and pray because I just I couldn't watch our suffer to be great. No, no I don't know. Oh my gosh. This little girl was going through that and like she wasn't even Talking to her mom because I mean it is your mom that is doing that pain to you Which is just like another level. It's like it's for the best kind of like what he was saying But like it's hard because she was like that's my mom. You're supposed to like take care of me
Starting point is 00:32:20 Yeah, and she like wasn't talking to her mom. She wasn't speaking. She was just like hadn't spoken, like, was just crying for a couple weeks. And she was like, I asked my mom if she could call us. And I had never even talked about that surgery before. And it happened like 12 years before that. So I was like pretty nervous, but when the mom called, she was just crying. And she was like, I don't know what to do. And me and mom hadn't even discussed what we were gonna talk about. And I was just like, you're just gonna have to like, kind of just suck it up. Like, you're not in pain.
Starting point is 00:32:54 Like it's your daughter, you gotta do it for her. So when mom would be in my mouth, I would like scream and she'd be like, oh, she'd take her hand and I'm like, no, you gotta do it girl. You can do it. So, I'd be like, just do it. So I'm like, it's only bad for like you can do it so I'm like it's only
Starting point is 00:33:05 bad for like a week and a half and then it's like every day is a little bit better because you're not a swollen so yeah your stitches are healing so it's okay when people in your mouth like with your stitches are healing so that was when I was like I think I was kind of like call it I guess like I felt I guess the war being like you needed to help other people because we did help her. And she was just crying on the phone like, thank you so much. Like the doctors just, they didn't really tell me that it was this bad. Like, we just didn't know. And there's only so much like, they don't go home with us. So they don't really know what it's like because they just do it and they send us on our way.
Starting point is 00:33:41 They're like, oh yeah, you got to do this every day quick and easy. Yeah. And that's just not like not how it is after her first week. So we were I was like, well, I performed terribly. I couldn't even watch. So they take her back to the doctor. We think that's over. You know, I was like, Missy, you got through it. Mia, great job. The doctor says, well, it's not moving enough. So now we have to do it three times a day. And I remember hitting the floor. I just went limp and hit the floor. I was like three times a day.
Starting point is 00:34:12 So it is, the devil is in the details of all this because it is a tough, tough, tough recovery process that you go through. And you got to remember from everybody's perspective in our family and from the doctors, we're trying to help her breathe better, talk better, and eat easier. And everybody else is seeing it like, oh, you look so much better. You know, look, this is way more comp. We'll get to that later but get past that you know Yeah, so that's what's so tough about it Y'all I love trying new things. It's so fun to try new things and new seasons especially at the beginning of the year
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Starting point is 00:37:00 emotional because I just, you don't know, you know, you don't, you don't know. And I never you don't know. And I never knew the extent of what you walk through. And I think a part of that is because I wasn't up close and seeing it. But also, it is, you carry yourself so well and you are so strong. And your advice just a second ago was like, every day's a good day. And so it's like like how do you go through that and you live like this. I mean I can only attribute that to your faith and your parents being
Starting point is 00:37:30 who they've been in your life and your community but you're who you are, who God designed you and knit you together and miss these womb to be and to become. It's remarkable. I mean, you know, they wouldn't know who he was messing with whenever, you know, you, you know, though I didn't know who he was messing with, whenever, you know, you, you know, you're taking these things, but then not only are you just going through them with the strength that you are, but then you have the capacity to then give to others and tell another mom, you're going to have to do this for your kid. Like, you're just incredibly strong. So I think I just didn't realize because I see you for that strength, but it's so good for you to share just the vulnerability and the authenticity of what it really is like and like giving people inside and because I think just as people we are so shallow.
Starting point is 00:38:12 Like we're thinking it's like, oh, you look different. It's like, no, I am different. Like I am different because my life has been different than yours, you know, and what I've learned from it, you can actually learn from. And it's a lot more than being skinny or being different or whatnot. And also, even when you were saying that about seeing your daughter and even the things that were different about her was who she was and it's what you loved. And you being you, looking at the mirror, it might be different, but it's who you are. It's what makes you beautiful. It's what makes you original.
Starting point is 00:38:43 It's what makes you unique. So when that changes, it's a tragedy because you're like, no, like it's who you are. It's what makes you beautiful. It's what makes you original. It's what makes you unique. So when that changes, it's a tragedy because you're like, no, that's who I was. But then so many people walk in through life. It's like they so don't like the things that make them different than everybody else. They try to change, they try to conform. And that's a great tragedy, you know,
Starting point is 00:39:00 that they're not recognizing the way that God designed them and they're taking for granted what they what they were designed to be. And so you're just painting such perspective for so many people listening and then even what you're saying the heart of a father to have to watch their child go through something so hard but knowing it's for good. I mean that is the sort of the gospel like God so loved the world that he sent his son. You say we say that verse is so flippantly, because it's so quotable, but it's like,
Starting point is 00:39:27 a father sent his son to be in pain, knowing that it would save the rest of us for the greater good and that we would have the hope of heaven. That's crazy love. It's crazy love. One of the things I thought about too is, Jesus, he did so many miracles and he helped people. And so one little subtle thing that you don't really think about is when he had Simon
Starting point is 00:39:52 carry his cross, well, you know, he could have just snapped his fingers. It wasn't that he wasn't able to carry his own cross. He could have done it. Just it would have been a snapshot moment of what God is doing. But he allowed that help. And even though he's given up his life, you know, for all us, and you think, why in the world is that in the Bible? But you realize the first time that when Mia stepped up and said, you know, I want to help other people. And her charity was formed, which is other kids that have gone through similar things like she has.
Starting point is 00:40:29 And look, they've been beaten and battered and there's a lot of kids that have gone through way worse things. And we've met families that have two kids that have had to go through. We actually have a few of those. But the first time we all got together and invited the families we've felt, which we've helped 170 families, you know, and connected them all with each other. Wow. Because you need that connection, was to go back to my point about Simon Kering that cross. There's something about connecting in that and needing help, even in those smallest
Starting point is 00:41:03 of details that is very powerful. But I remember looking around and I remember seeing Mia step up and I thought they need us. This is a battered group. So real proud of me. That's beautiful. This is so sweet. I'm so kind of with the podcast. I really fight tears because I'm like hosting I was the podcast. I was like, fight tears because I'm like, I'm hosting a podcast right now, but everything you're saying is just extremely powerful. I'm so proud of you, me as my cousin and have so much to learn from you.
Starting point is 00:41:32 I've always learned from you. I just have to tell this story because you're supposed to be in the choir this year at conference. And I really don't know if I'm able to tell this about crying because it was so sweet, but you were gonna be in the choir and then the surgery popped up and you were like no, I have to be in the choir Sadie like I this I've been looking forward to this all year and your voice is beautiful. You sing so well and and also just your
Starting point is 00:41:58 Posture worship so beautiful I would of course want you to be in the choir But you had the surgery and was it like a week before. I mean, it was like two weeks. Two and a half weeks. It was not much time. It was not much time. And so you're basically like, I'm gonna have to be on a wheelchair,
Starting point is 00:42:11 but I wanna do is or anyway. And like everything in me wanted to be like, yes, but we didn't have the wheelchair accessibility up to the stage. And also I was like kind of worried about you. I was like, are you gonna be able to be like fully up there and all the hype of it like your two weeks post-series like, are we sure this is a smart idea?
Starting point is 00:42:31 And I'm like next year for sure, no doubt, front row, wherever you wanna be in the choir. I'm sure you can lead the choir, you know? But like maybe since the way that it's all accessible, it won't work this year. Well, I said behind you, and I haven't told you this, but I have a picture of you.
Starting point is 00:42:49 I was behind you, I have a picture of you and you were in your wheelchair and you were worshiping, your hands are up. And it just really got me. And I took a picture of it to send you next year. I was gonna save it and send it to you next year when you're on stage worshiping because, you know,
Starting point is 00:43:05 being on stage is a beautiful thing because you can lead, but like you lead in the private moment so loudly and you lead in the public moment. Like who you are on stage is just a small percentage of what people, people could see a small percentage of just the well of wisdom that you are in your personal life. And I have learned so much from just watching you from afar. That moment was super huge for me because I know how badly you wanted to do it. And it wasn't because you wanted to be on stage, it was just because you wanted to be a part of the room. You just wanted to be worshiping with the room, but you were a part of the room
Starting point is 00:43:39 and you were worshiping and you were leading because I set behind you and I was watching you and you were leading me in worship. And it was just a really powerful thing. So the way you've lived your life is just, it's just beautiful. Like it truly is so inspiring. I love that you brought your Bible to and notice you'll both have your Bibles. I know you travel everywhere with your Bible and seeing you now travel everywhere with your Bible. Speak a little bit into it because, you know, we all have incredible parents, both of us, and our family is amazing.
Starting point is 00:44:09 Everyone has gotten to see our family on Doug Dinesden learn from them, maybe they'll listen to our family's podcasts, maybe they read our family's books, but there was a time where our faith had to become our own faith, right? And if it didn't, you wouldn't be sitting here with your Bible, you know, you'd be chilling like, I'm Jesus' daughter, but you're Mia and you have your own thing. When do you feel like you shifted from my parents' faith? I'm a part of the Robertson family to I'm Mia
Starting point is 00:44:34 and this is what Jesus did in my life. I would say beginning of senior year, I like distinctly remember like the switch in me. I got baptized in June of 2021, by I guess Pebawfield. And that was just a really big shift. Man, I remember asking God, just like, there was just so much doubt.
Starting point is 00:44:55 I just had my major surgery and I was like, Lord, I just need to know that you're still walking through, like walking through my life with me. And I just feel alone. I don't like know who to talk to. I mean, I counseled that summer, I was clear. And she would not mind me telling the story, but like literally our lives were just so similar
Starting point is 00:45:14 and what we had gone through. And she just gone through just like a hard time in the previous years and she looked me, she was like, if I had to go through this again, just to meet you and help walk with you through this, like I would. And she was like, I literally never talk about like my past or anything, but like, I'm just suffering just feeling alone, just like going through all these things.
Starting point is 00:45:31 And just I thought I had no one with me. And then it was just amazing. I was like, Lord, that was the Lord literally like, you need to tell me the story Claire. And that was the Lord being like, I'm still with you. And so it's not to get baptized and then I think guess that fall I decided to like really make my walk with Christ and I can tell this switch even on social media. That's cool. I didn't even acknowledge that following I just posted what like what I wanted and if people commented that no I would delete them. Like I was like nope this is for my friends like I don't want any part of this like I want to be a private account. I can't do this. I feel pressured. And then I was like, I think a lot of just used my platform.
Starting point is 00:46:12 There's so many people now that would literally like they want this. This is what they like and they're like, I want to get more followers. I want to get more likes. And I was like, I already have this. I should use it for good. And I posted it. It's cool. Like my first post like about Jesus. And it was like a link thing one. And I was like, I'm not even called to have this. I should use it for good and I posted it. It's cool. My first post about Jesus and it was a link thing one and I was like, I'm not even calling to do this. I'm not wise at all. What is this? It was just how I see Jesus in each one of my friends and just in my life.
Starting point is 00:46:36 I got shadow band. I don't know if that's the word. Oh wow. Like, lost followers, likes cut in half. I was like, I don't care. As long as one person sees like, I don't care as long as one person sees it. Yeah, I don't care Yeah, so I guess ever since then the shift is that's like I've seen it myself and it's evident more and just like how I It's kind of silly like how I type my post. It's just like I can tell like I would have never written that
Starting point is 00:46:58 Yeah, I was it didn't want to like Ignore Jesus like I was like kind of embarrassed, I don't want people to criticize me even though I'm like, who cares? Like, they didn't know this, so. Yeah, I think that's the switch. Come on, girl, that's awesome. At Petro, Canada, we're here for Canadians, for your morning commutes, and your weekend adventures, for 18 wheelers and snowmobiles, for fill-ups,
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Starting point is 00:47:45 Like, how much are you shitting? I love it. You share your faith, but I'm not going to do that in my platform because I'll lose followers. I'm like, I'll lose followers too. But that's not, I'm not posting about my faith to gain followers and post about faith because I believe one is the most important thing in my life.
Starting point is 00:47:59 I believe that's the best thing I could give anyway. If people are going to follow me, then the only real benefit that would be is if I'm leading them and follow Jesus, if I'm giving them something of value, if I'm influencing them for good. And so I'm like, I think for the people saying that, if they really would taste and see how good God is, if they really had a true relationship with Him,
Starting point is 00:48:19 then I think the value of having thought, that would just start to minimize, because that's not as important as people really knowing the good news of Jesus. And so I love that you had that shift in your like, no, this is what it's all about. And we actually, at the award show, we just wrote a song, it's not out yet, but it's called followers. And it's basically like, I don't care if it costs me followers as long as I'm following you. And that's like the whole premise of the song because that cannot be, you know, I think so many of us, we're so, we're like conformed by,
Starting point is 00:48:53 truly conformed by the pattern of this world and not transformed by the renewal of our mind. And so I love that you're doing that. Speaking of sharing the gospel, I know on Y'all's TV show, you're about to, did you just preach the gospel or something on this last episode? Tell us about what that looks like for it. Well, we do a lot of things. And I've been doing this treasure hunting show,
Starting point is 00:49:13 which has been fun. And it has a duck dynasty feel in that, because I got this idea from the Bible. There's a lot of illustrations about finding lost treasure. And then it calls joy. I mean, the whole Luke 15 is Jesus is eating with tax collectors and centers. And the Pharisees are religious before like, well, he's he's claiming to be religious, but look who he's with. I mean, he's with the riff riff here. No upstanding religious person would be doing that.
Starting point is 00:49:46 So Jesus tells three stories. And the most famous one is, you know, the lost son, but there's one about finding a lost coin in there and about the joy that happens not only on earth when you find something of value, there's loss. But in heaven, there's rejoicing in heaven. And for Jesus to use that as an illustration for why he loves every single person no matter what they did, I thought maybe I should try treasure hunting.
Starting point is 00:50:11 I mean, so I got into it and the irony of the show is what is the true treasure? It's a subtle irony in all the episodes, even though we're finding all this lost history and relics and old coins. even though we're finding all this lost history and relics and old coins, you figure out it's not about what we find. It's, how do you really define true treasure? Sometimes it's the 75 year old lady who is so hospitable that the whole episode became about hospitality because she was just awesome. So we did a Christmas episode, but it was the first episode that I watched that I was really proud of. That's cool.
Starting point is 00:50:48 It's coming out December 17th on Fox News. It's available, you know, pay-per-view on Fox Nation, but on the 17th, they're just running it. And it was not really our intent. It was about family. That was kind of the theme, but it just morphed into how God gave up his family for us so that we could be a part of a forever family and somewhere in there Jesus was highlighted and especially in the last few minutes of it but in me was there and she's saying fresh office surgery you were talking about that and I thought about that. She was, I think your mouth was still wired, but you played the piano and sang.
Starting point is 00:51:26 You mean, read, did a little worship. Oh, wow. Yeah, and she's fresh off of surgery. And it was just, it seemed real, it seemed off then. Because it was, we just had Christmas a little earlier so they could film it, but it felt like Christmas. It felt like Christmas. We just went all bored and our show is not scripted.
Starting point is 00:51:45 So we just did Christmas together. That's awesome. And so I'm really proud of it. And I want to am with this because when me played that night and we sang a couple songs and they played it at the end. And it was downright moving. I was moved just because we really were focused on our family and how God has brought our family together in who Jesus is.
Starting point is 00:52:08 But when I saw the transition in her life, is because she would constantly be bored when she would go through a surgery and find ways to just get through the day. One of them, she played the piano and she plays it really good. But before she had this transfer to the Lord, she played the piano.
Starting point is 00:52:30 And so just her, the emotion. You want me to say it or no? So he's told me this story before, but like, whether I would play, it wasn't, it was just like chords and things. And then whenever I like, you know, turned to God, I would play worship, even last night I would play in worship. And now it's like, he was like, when I used to play, it was just a scheduled song and I would just practice it.
Starting point is 00:53:03 And now like, it'll be 40 minutes. It would just be playing in all spontaneous any worship nights at school now. And it's all, we'll be there for hours. It's just all spontaneous. It's like, get in my lap to the Lord. I got his Holy Spirit. He's guiding me.
Starting point is 00:53:16 And it's like, I'll be playing a song. And then a song kind of my head from that I haven't heard for years. And it was just like, oh, hey, it's literally just the Lord. And I just didn't have, I wasn't heard for years. It was just like, oh, hey, like I can just, it's literally just the Lord and I just didn't have like I wasn't following him like my own faith before. I don't know if that's what you were going to say. I'm thinking I'm good now. But what I was going to say is she couldn't talk, but you could, you know, I'm just sitting there listening. I was like, I can tell the spirit is moved into our life just from the passion of the courts. And I'm not a musician other than blowing a duckle.
Starting point is 00:53:53 That's all five. But the reason I get moved about the last time I tell this story, I got moved at the Me of Move, and I couldn't talk for five minutes. But, and I'm fine with crying because Jesus wept. And I never cried till we have me. I was never a cryer. But, you know, it just,
Starting point is 00:54:11 we can't help my cry, it's sad. But, I just thought, man, it's not cool that even though she can't speak and she's recovering through this surgery, you literally can sense her spirit in the way she's playing the chords. Wow.
Starting point is 00:54:26 And it was joy despite incredible suffering. Wow. Oh my gosh. You know, normally I'm a, I can sit through a podcast and I cry later. This has been the most like fight your tears to get through a podcast in the best way though. It's just beautiful. And I think like Mia, something that is so true about your life is, um,
Starting point is 00:54:50 it's really what you just said. Like she wasn't able to talk, but the gifting that God put in your life and being empowered by the Holy Spirit and the fruit of who you was just flowed out of you in the form of music. But even beyond just you sitting by the piano, it's the same thing. You don't have to even talk. You're so filled with his spirit. You're so filled with his love and you say things like they're so casual, but they're so huge. Like if someone got what you said, so casually spoken, it would change their life. You said, yeah, you kind of like,
Starting point is 00:55:26 I'll take over for him, you know, basically, you know, I give up the Lord, I get filled with the Spirit and I can just do this. That's profound, you know, like you gave up to the Lord. He is faithful to his promise and filled you with his Spirit and you were able to do something you could not have previously done. That not only blesses you, but it blesses everyone around you and friends who are listening, it's the same for your life. Like getting invited into a relationship with the Lord, giving your life to him, realizing that John 316 is not just a great verse to quote, but it's a great idea of the love, it gives you a great picture of the love of God that he truly gave his son to die on the cross for you So that you could have an opportunity to be in relationship with him and be empowered by his spirit now before you even get to heaven To receive the gifts of heaven right here on earth to minister to others around you
Starting point is 00:56:17 Like if you get that in your life everything changes right now everything changes for you I'm so proud to be a part of this family and I'm so proud to learn from both of you. I'm so excited that Y'all show has done as well as it's done. It's continued to put more episodes out there because people need a godly example out there in the world. I'm grateful for y'all just preaching the gospel and saying true to who you are. And me, God is just beginning. I believe all the ways that he's going to use you. And I know social media can be annoying. I know it can be frustrating. I know it can be tempting to quit. But I hope you don't because people need to learn from someone like you.
Starting point is 00:56:56 You're an influencer worth following. And, um, you have a lot to say. So go get your flip phone, live your best life, and then come back and get back on your iPhone, and show the world what a light looks like. So thanks for being on the podcast. Thank you. you

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