>> SO I'M REACHING BACK
TRYING TO GRAB, TRYING TO...
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
I HEAR A SIREN.
I'M LIKE,
"I'M SO SORRY!
MY KIDS ARE FIGHTING
IN THE BACK SEAT
AND SADIE
SPILLED THE NERDS!"
[Laughter]
HE SAYS, "DO YOU NEED ME TO
TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN, MA'AM?"
TO THIS DAY
I REGRET
NOT LETTING HIM TALK
TO MY CHILDREN. WHY?
Announcer:
FROM DUCK DYNASTY,
KORIE ROBERTSON TALKS
ABOUT PARENTHOOD
NEXT ON
LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: THANK YOU ALL!
WE FEEL WELCOME!
AND WE WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON; MY WIFE
BETTY AND I ARE JUST THRILLED
TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
DUCK DYNASTY!
MY GOODNESS,
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?
I'LL NEVER FORGET
THE FIRST TIME...
EVERYBODY SAID, "YOU'VE
GOT TO WATCH THIS SHOW.
YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH IT.
YOU NEED TO TAPE IT.
YOU JUST NEED TO D.V.R.
ALL OF THEM.
YOU'LL WANT TO GO BACK AND
GET ALL THE ONES WAY BACK.
YOU'VE GOT TO SEE
THIS FAMILY."
THEY ALL HAD BEARDS.
THEY PUT MAKEUP ON
SO THEY CAN HIDE FROM DUCKS.
WHAT ARE YOU HIDING
FROM DUCKS FOR?
IT'S NOT LIKE
THEY'RE DANGEROUS!
THEY'VE GOT THESE CALLS.
AND ONE OF THE GUYS
HAD ALL OF THESE DUCK CALLS
AND IT IS LIKE
HE HAD 100 OF THEM.
THEY SAID, "LOOK AT WHAT
THEY'VE DONE WITH DUCK CALLS!"
LISTEN TO ME.
IT BECAME ONE OF
THE MOST WATCHED PROGRAMS
ON TELEVISION.
IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS THE ROBERTSON FAMILY.
THEY HAD BEARDS
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
IT WASN'T EVEN LIKE
COMBED REAL NEAT --
THEY WERE JUST BEARDS!
[Laughter]
BUT WHAT YOU SAW
WHEN YOU WATCHED THEM
WAS ALWAYS FUNNY.
YOU THINK, IS THIS FOR REAL?
THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN
YOU SAW REALITY LIKE
YOU HADN'T SEEN REALITY.
IT IS LIKE REALITY
THAT'S BEEN MISSING
FOR A LONG TIME.
WE GOT ONE OF THE MEMBERS
THAT DOESN'T HAVE A BEARD,
THANK GOD!
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD
HAVE BEEN MARRIED IF SHE HAD.
[Laughter]
NOT TO WILLIE ANYWAY!
WILLIE'S WIFE IS HERE.
HERE IS THEIR FAMILY.
THIS IS WILLIE
AND KORIE ROBERTSON,
AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.
MANY OF YOU SAW SADIE
WHEN SHE WAS DANCING
SO BEAUTIFULLY, AS A STAR,
AND WAS THE FINAL TWO.
I THINK PROBABLY JOYFULLY
ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT
"I FINISHED SECOND."
BUT SHE WAS FIRST
IN HER WITNESS AND
HER EXAMPLE AND HER FAMILY.
DIDN'T YOU APPRECIATE
THE WAY SADIE HONORED
THE LORD AND FAMILY?
HOW BEAUTIFUL!
WELL, KORIE HAS BEEN
ENCOURAGED TO WRITE A BOOK,
WHICH SHE HAS, TALKING
ABOUT STRONG AND KIND,
AND OTHER IMPORTANT
CHARACTER TRAITS
YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO SUCCEED.
THEY NEED STRENGTH,
THEY NEED KINDNESS.
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER AND
THE FAMILY UNDERSTOOD THAT.
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME MOM,
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME
KORIE ROBERTSON TO LIFE TODAY.
Korie: THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
James: WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOW
BECOMING ANOTHER PROGRAM
FOR THE ROBERTSONS
BECAUSE THE FAMILY
JUST KEEPS COMING THROUGH
AND THEY ALL SEEM
TO BE COMFORTABLE.
HAVE THE REPORTS BACK TO YOU
BEEN THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE
BEING HERE AT LIFE TODAY?
Korie: THEY LOVED IT! YES!
JESSICA AND JEP WERE JUST IN.
JESSICA SAID, "YOU NEED
TO GO ON LIFE TODAY."
"I THINK I AM, ACTUALLY."
James: WELL,
WE'RE THRILLED YOU'RE HERE.
ARE YOU AMAZED
AT THE WAY THE STORY,
THE PROGRAM HAS GONE?
Korie: IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. YES.
WHENEVER YOU READ THE VERSE
ABOUT GOD DOING MORE THAN
YOU COULD EVER ASK OR IMAGINE,
HE CERTAINLY HAS WITH OUR
LITTLE TELEVISION SHOW.
WE NEVER WOULD
HAVE DREAMED IT.
James: THE THING THAT GETS ME
IS THE WAY YOU WANT
TO HONOR THE LORD.
WHEN I SAW WILLIE
TALKING TO SADIE ABOUT
THIS FIRST DATE SITUATION
AND ALL, IT WAS
THE CUTEST THING.
I JUST ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE FAMILY RIGHT THERE
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS
AND FIVE GRANDDAUGHTERS
AND KNOWING HOW IMPORTANT
THAT FATHER'S CONCERN IS,
AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY,
AND HOW YOU LOOKED IN
WATCHING DAD.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT WE ACTUALLY SAW
WAS WHAT WE WOULD CALL
A WHOLESOME FAMILY
THAT WASN'T PUTTING ON
A FRONT OF JOY BUT ACTUALLY
SEEM TO BE LIVING IN IT.
IS THAT TRUE?
ARE YOU GUYS REALLY A FAMILY
THAT SEEMS TO BE TOGETHER
IN A REALLY AMAZING HARMONY?
Korie: WE REALLY ARE.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
ON THE TELEVISION SHOW.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE
WERE LOOKING FOR,
SOMETHING THAT WAS DIFFERENT.
I THINK WHENEVER
THEY PUT US ON THE AIR
THEY THOUGHT,
OH, WE'VE GOT THIS FAMILY.
THEY'VE GOT BIG BEARDS.
THEY EAT SQUIRREL
AND THEY EAT CRAWFISH
AND ALL THIS WEIRD STUFF.
THEY'RE FROM LOUISIANA.
THEY THOUGHT PEOPLE
WOULD WATCH THIS
AND BE LIKE, WE'RE SO STRANGE.
BUT INSTEAD PEOPLE
WATCHED IT AND THOUGHT,
OH, THAT'S LIKE MY FAMILY.
OR THAT'S WHAT I WOULD
HOPE MY FAMILY WOULD BE.
I WOULD HOPE MY FAMILY
WOULD SIT AROUND
THE DINNER TABLE TOGETHER.
I WOULD WANT MY DAD
TO BE WORRIED ABOUT
WHO I WAS DATING
AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THEM
SNAKE HUNTING BUT YOU KNOW.
[Laughter]
James: HE DID WELL.
Betty: PEOPLE ARE
LOOKING FOR "REAL."
THEY WANT REAL RELATIONSHIPS
AND MEANINGFUL LIFE TOGETHER,
AND THEY'RE HUNGRY
FOR THE FAMILY LIFE TOO.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT.
Korie: AND THEN THE PRAYER
AT THE END JUST ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT WE ARE.
WHAT WE ARE LIVING
HERE ON THIS EARTH,
GIVING THE GLORY
AND THE HONOR TO GOD
THERE AT THE END
TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US
EVEN IF IT IS FROG LEGS
OR SQUIRREL BRAINS.
[Laughter]
THANK YOU, FATHER FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT PRAYER AT THE END
JUST REALLY RESONATED
WITH PEOPLE.
IT WASN'T ANYTHING
WE REALLY PLANNED,
IT IS JUST SOMETHING
THAT WE DO.
IT WAS NATURAL FOR US
AND GOD JUST TOOK IT
AND MADE IT MAKE AN IMPACT.
James: IT'S GREAT.
I THINK THE FATHER AND
THE CREATOR WANTS HIS FAMILY
TO ENJOY WHAT HE CREATED,
REJOICE IN IT
AND REJOICE IN HIM,
AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER,
AND THEN LOVE
THOSE OUTSIDE THE FAMILY,
AND IT IS SO OBVIOUS YOU DO.
WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT
BEING STRONG AND KIND,
WHICH YOU ARE,
AND THE OTHER IMPORTANT
CHARACTER TRAITS THAT YOU WANT
FOR YOUR CHILDREN, WOULD YOU
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT
FOR OUR CHILDREN
AND FOR ALL CHILDREN,
AND JUST TELL US WHY
YOU THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT?
Korie: I THINK
WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
SO I WAS A YOUNG MOM.
WHENEVER YOU FIRST HAVE BABIES
AND I WAS YOUNG,
I GOT MARRIED AT 18 AND 19.
SO WE WERE YOUNG PARENTS,
22, 24, AND AT FIRST YOU'RE
JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE
GET THOSE BABIES FED.
[Laughter]
MAYBE MAKE THEM SLEEP
THROUGH THE NIGHT, GOD!
AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN
YOU REALIZE, WOW,
THIS IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
FEEDING OUR CHILDREN.
WE NEED TO GET THEM
TO ADULTHOOD
AND HAVE THEM
TO HAVE A STRONG FAITH AND
LET THEM KNOW WHO THEY ARE
AND WHOSE THEY ARE.
I WAS ACTUALLY
AT A BIBLE STUDY
AND THE LADY SAID TO ME,
"WHAT VALUES DO YOU WANT
TO SOW IN YOUR CHILDREN?"
AND SO I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT
AND WILLIE AND
I TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE JUST WROTE DOWN
"STRONG AND KIND" BECAUSE
WE FELT LIKE THEY WOULD NEED
STRENGTH IN THIS WORLD
TO KNOW THAT GOD
IS WITH THEM AND FOR THEM;
AND THAT THE STRENGTH IS NOT
GOING TO COME FROM THEM,
IT COMES FROM WHO CREATED THEM
AND WHO LIVES IN THEM.
SO WHEN THEY HAVE
THAT STRENGTH THEY'RE ABLE
TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD
AND TAKE RISKS AND TO BE BOLD
WITH THEIR FAITH
AND BE WHO THEY ARE.
THEN THE KINDNESS,
AND THAT'S FOR OTHERS.
WE WANTED OUR CHILDREN
TO BE COMPASSIONATE
AND LOVING AND GENTLE,
AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT
GO ALONG WITH KINDNESS TO MAKE
THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
James: DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU GAVE SUGGESTIONS
ON YOUR OWN JOURNEY WITH
THE CHILDREN THAT WOULD
HELP VIEWERS AND HELP PEOPLE
WHO READ THE BOOK TO SEE HOW
IN FACT THEY CAN INSTILL SOME
OF THESE CHARACTER QUALITIES
IN THEIR CHILDREN?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE
GIVEN US SOME GUIDELINES?
Korie: I TRIED TO GIVE
SOME GUIDELINES FOR SURE.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT PARENTS
AND WE'RE NOT PRETENDING
TO BE IN THE BOOK.
BUT WILLIE, ALSO CONTRIBUTED.
HE HAS "WILLIE'S LITTLE
WORDS OF WISDOM" THROUGHOUT,
AND TELLS STORIES
ABOUT THE KIDS
WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE,
SOME ADVENTURES THAT WE HAD,
AND SOME TIMES WHENEVER
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE
DONE IT QUITE RIGHT
OR WE TRIED TO DO IT BETTER,
LESSONS WE LEARNED
ALONG THE WAY.
James: DID YOU LIKE
THE WAY HE WAS TRAINING WHEN
YOU WERE WATCHING HIM
DEALING WITH YOUR DAUGHTER
AS THEY REACHED
THE AGE OF DATING
AND WATCHING HIS CONCERNS?
HOW WAS IT LOOKING IN
ON ALL THAT?
Korie: HE IS A GREAT DADDY.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU,
WHEN WE GOT MARRIED...
SO WE COULD NOT HAVE COME
FROM MORE DIFFERENT
FAMILIES IN A LOT OF WAYS.
James: SOME OF THEM, TELL US.
Korie: LET ME THINK.
MY DAD, THE ONLY TIME
I REMEMBER HIM GOING HUNTING
WAS BECAUSE IT WAS
A BUSINESS TRIP.
MY DAD WAS A BUSINESSMAN
AND HE WORE
A SUIT AND TIE TO WORK.
MY MOM, SHE COULD
COOK A FEW RECIPES.
WE ORDERED PIZZA A LOT.
MISS KAY IS AN AMAZING COOK.
THERE WAS
A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.
WHENEVER WILLIE AND
I DECIDED TO GET MARRIED
I WAS 17 AND HE WAS 18
AND WE SAID,
"WE'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED."
AND MY PARENTS DID THE WHOLE,
"LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT THAT MEANS" AND ALL THAT.
"LET'S LOOK AT A BUDGET.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SURVIVE?"
AND PHIL SAYS,
"YOU KNOW YOU CAN GET MARRIED
IN ARKANSAS AT 16.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING ON?"
[Laughter]
SO WE HAD DEFINITELY
VERY DIFFERENT UPBRINGINGS.
SO I COME INTO THIS FAMILY
WHERE IT IS JUST
A DIFFERENT LIFE.
IT IS FULL OF BOYS
AND THEY'RE FIGHTING
ALL THE TIME.
James: THEY WERE
COUNTRY PEOPLE
AND YOU WERE SUBDIVISION.
RIGHT?
Korie: I LIVED
IN THE SUBDIVISION, YES.
AND MY PARENTS ACTUALLY,
THIS WILL GET YOU,
MY PARENTS ARE PESCATARIAN,
THEY DON'T EVEN EAT MEAT.
YEAH! SO THERE'S
A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.
SO WE COME AND I THINK
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT.
YOU MARRY SOMEONE
THAT WAS RAISED TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THAN YOU AND YOU
COME TOGETHER AS PARENTS
AND YOU'RE LIKE WHOA!
HOW ARE WE GOING TO RAISE
THESE LITTLE KIDS
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US
WITH THE SAME VALUES?
AND THAT'S REALLY
THE THING THAT WE HAD
IS WE WERE RAISED TOTALLY
DIFFERENTLY ON THE OUTSIDE,
BUT ON THE INSIDE
WE WERE THE SAME.
WE WERE RAISED IN FAMILIES
THAT WERE VERY HOSPITABLE.
WE ALWAYS HAD SOMEONE
LIVING WITH US
THAT NEEDED A HOME
OR NEEDED A PLACE TO STAY.
WILLIE'S FAMILY
ALWAYS HAD SOMEONE
SLEEPING ON THEIR COUCH
THAT NEEDED A PLACE TO CRASH
FOR THE NIGHT.
WE WERE RAISED IN FAMILIES
THAT HAD A STRONG LEGACY
OF FAITH; THAT FAMILIES
THAT STUCK TOGETHER,
HUSBANDS AND WIVES
THAT STUCK TOGETHER
THROUGH THICK AND THIN.
SO LOYALTY, AND SELF-CONTROL
AND COMPASSION,
ALL THOSE VALUES
WERE TAUGHT TO EACH OF US
IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAYS
BUT THOSE WERE THE THINGS
THAT WERE TAUGHT TO US
AND THAT'S WHAT WE KNEW
WE WANTED TO PASS ON
TO OUR CHILDREN.
James: HOW DO THEY FEEL
ABOUT THE SITUATION NOW
THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW
WILLIE AND THE REST
OF THE ROBERTSON FAMILY?
Korie: THEY'RE PRETTY HAPPY
ABOUT IT NOW. YEAH.
James: ARE THEY AMAZED
AT THE PROGRAM TOO
AND HOW IT WENT?
Korie: THEY ARE.
THEY'VE BEEN SO MUCH FUN.
I DON'T KNOW
IF THE VIEWERS KNOW THIS
BUT WE ALL LIVE
ON THE SAME STREET;
SO ALL FOUR OF
THE ROBERTSON BROTHERS,
AND THEN MY FAMILY,
AND THEN MY AUNT AND UNCLE
AND GRANDPARENTS.
I SAY WILLIE AND I ARE
THE COMMON DENOMINATOR.
IT'S LIKE FOUR
OF MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY
AND FOUR OF HIS SIDE
OF THE FAMILY
AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE.
[Laughter]
IT WORKS OUT REALLY WELL.
EVERYBODY --
WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND
HELP TAKE CARE OF AND RAISE
ONE ANOTHER'S CHILDREN.
MY PARENTS ARE
A HUGE PART OF THAT.
I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE THEM.
James: YOU TELL THE STORY
IN THE BOOK ABOUT GETTING
PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE.
YOU WANT TO TELL US
ABOUT THAT?
[Laughter]
Korie: SO WHENEVER THE KIDS
WERE LITTLE -- WE'VE ALL
PROBABLY EXPERIENCED THIS.
I'VE GOT FOUR LITTLE KIDS
IN MY MINIVAN
AND WE WERE ON --
YES, I DID HAVE A MINIVAN.
YOU HAVE TO WHEN YOU'VE GOT
FOUR LITTLE ONES.
SO WE'D GONE
TO THIS FAMILY CAMP
AND IT WAS THIS AWESOME
SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WILLIE AND I WERE THERE
AND THE KIDS.
WE DID CRAFTS
AND WE SANG SONGS
AND IT WAS JUST
A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
WELL, WILLIE LEAVES EARLY
BECAUSE HE HAS TO GET TO WORK,
WHICH OF COURSE,
THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
BUT THAT LEAVES ME
TO PACK UP FOUR KIDS
AND OUR SLEEPING BAGS
AND ALL OF OUR CRAFTS
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE
ACCUMULATED OVER THE WEEKEND.
James: SO WILLIE
IS A WISE HUSBAND.
HE KNOWS WHEN TO GO TO WORK.
Korie: HE WAS ALWAYS
REALLY GOOD AT THAT.
[Laughter]
James: WE GO TO
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR THAT.
Korie: SO I PACK UP THE KIDS
AND BY THE TIME WE'RE DRIVING
DOWN THE ROAD I'M NOT
FEELING NEAR AS HOLY
AS I WAS A FEW HOURS BEFORE.
SO WE'RE DRIVING
AND THE KIDS ARE FIGHTING
AND OF COURSE,
I'M PROBABLY PROJECTING
A LITTLE BIT OF MY GRUMPINESS
ON TO THEM.
AND THEY'RE FIGHTING
IN THE BACK SEAT.
James: WHAT HAPPENED TO KIND?
Korie: I KNOW! I KNOW!
AS I SAID,
WE'RE NOT PERFECT PARENTS.
THEY'RE IN
THE BACK SEAT FIGHTING AND
SADIE SPILLS A BOX OF NERDS,
WHICH NERDS HAVE FOREVER
BEEN BANNED IN OUR CAR
SINCE THIS HAPPENED.
SO I'M REACHING BACK
TRYING TO GRAB, TRYING TO --
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
I HEAR A SIREN.
James: YOU'RE PROBABLY
DRIVING LIKE THIS.
Korie: THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.
SO I GET OUT AND HE SAYS,
"MA'AM, ARE YOU OKAY?"
AND I SAY, "YES, SIR."
HE SAYS, "WELL, YOU'RE
SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD."
THEN I REALIZED, HE THINKS
I'VE BEEN DRINKING
AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING.
I'M LIKE,
"I PROMISE I'M FINE."
THEN I JUST START BAWLING.
I'M LIKE, "I'M SO SORRY.
MY KIDS ARE FIGHTING
IN THE BACK SEAT.
SADIE SPILLED THE NERDS."
[Laughter]
HE SAYS, "DO YOU NEED ME
TO TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN,
MA'AM?"
[Laughter]
TO THIS DAY I REGRET
NOT LETTING HIM TALK
TO MY CHILDREN! WHY?
I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID NO.
BUT I DID.
I SAID, "NO, SIR, I'VE GOT
THIS UNDERSTAND CONTROL."
[Laughter]
WHICH I CLEARLY DID NOT
HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.
BUT, "NO, SIR,
I'VE GOT THIS UNDER CONTROL."
I JUST REMEMBER
GETTING BACK IN THAT CAR
AND SITTING
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
FOR A LITTLE BIT AND SAYING
A PRAYER WITH THE KIDS.
AND SAYING, "OKAY, WE'RE GOING
TO START THIS OVER AGAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO --
I CLEARLY DON'T HAVE THIS
UNDER CONTROL BUT GOD DOES."
I TALK ABOUT IN THE CHAPTER
ABOUT THE PATH THAT GOD
HAS LAID OUT FOR US.
WHEN WE FOLLOW HIS PATH
OUR PATH CAN BE SMOOTH
AND NOT CURVY
AND ALL THESE THINGS.
BUT WHENEVER
YOU DON'T FOLLOW HIS PATH
AND YOU TRY TO THINK
YOU'RE IN CONTROL,
YOU START SWERVING
ALL OVER THE ROAD.
THAT WAS JUST A LESSON THAT
I LEARNED FROM PARENTHOOD.
I THINK AS PARENTS
WE LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS.
OUR KIDS TEACH US
A LOT OF LESSONS
ALONG THE WAY.
Betty: AND OUR CHILDREN
DO WATCH US CLOSELY;
DON'T THEY?
AND THEY PICK UP THINGS,
GOOD OR BAD THAT WE DO.
SO WE'RE SETTING A PATTERN,
A PATH FOR THEM.
AND IF WE CAN STOP AND NOTICE
THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS
GOD HAS INDIVIDUALLY
PUT IN ALL OF THEM
AND SEE THE CHARACTERISTICS
AND THE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
THAT GOD GIVES EACH OF THEM
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
AMAZING TO ME
OF ALL OUR CHILDREN
IN THE SAME FAMILY,
THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
WE MUSTN'T TRY TO MAKE THEM
ALL ALIKE BECAUSE GOD HAS
GIVEN THEM DIFFERENT GIFTS.
BUT IF WE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT
AND THEN BUILD
ON THOSE CHARACTERISTICS
GOD'S GOT A PURPOSE FOR THEM
AND HE WANTS US TO CHANNEL
THOSE CHARACTERISTICS
IN THE RIGHT WAY.
James: I THINK PEOPLE KNOW US
SOMETIMES THEY THINK
OUR CHILDREN WATCH BETTY
TO LEARN WHAT TO DO
AND WATCH ME
TO LEARN WHAT NOT TO DO.
[Laughter]
BUT THEY LEARNED WELL.
THEY HAD THESE GOOD EXAMPLES.
I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU
BECAUSE QUITE A FEW OF
THE FAMILY HAVE BEEN HERE,
BUT THERE'S A GLOW ON YOU
THAT'S BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL BEAUTY
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.
YOU HAVE A HOLY GLOW OF GLORY.
WOULD YOU AGREE THAT
ON THIS FAMILY
YOU CAN SEE THE GLORY OF GOD?
I REALLY BELIEVE
THAT THE GLORY OF GOD
IS LIKE A RADIANT GLORY.
I BELIEVE YOU CAN SEE IT.
EVERYONE HAS ALWAYS
SAID THAT ABOUT BETTY
AND ABOUT OUR CHILDREN.
WE HAD ONE OF OUR STAFF LOST
HER HUSBAND JUST RECENTLY.
I CALLED TO COMFORT HER
AND WE WERE WEEPING TOGETHER
BECAUSE SHE KNEW
I WAS STILL IDENTIFYING
WITH THE LOSS OF OUR DAUGHTER.
SHE HAD WORKED WITH ROBIN
WHEN ROBIN STARTED WORKING
AT LIFE OUTREACH
WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 14.
AND SHE BEGAN TO TALK ABOUT,
"I NEVER KNEW ANYBODY
LIKE ROBIN.
I NEVER KNEW ANYBODY LIKE HER.
SHE JUST HAD SUCH A GLOW
AND SHE JUST HAD
SUCH GLORY ON HER."
AND OF COURSE,
WE FEEL THAT WAY.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE SEEN IT
ON OUR CHILDREN
AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
IT'S ON YOUR FAMILY.
I BELIEVE GOD WANTS IT
ON HIS FAMILY.
I BELIEVE IT'S REALLY TIME
FOR THE CHURCH
TO ARISE AND SHINE
WITH THE GLORY OF GOD ON US.
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
I THINK THE ROBERTSONS
ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE US
TO DO THAT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IT.
AND I WANT TO THANK WILLIE
AND THE WHOLE FAMILY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.
LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS A BLESSING.
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
YOU CAN GET IT ONLINE.
IT'S SOMETHING, THAT I THINK,
IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN
AND GRANDCHILDREN,
YOU'LL WANT TO SAY,
"OKAY, LET ME JUST READ
WHAT A FAMILY
THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING."
BY THE WAY, I WAS LOOKING
THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES
OF THE FAMILY THAT ARE HERE
AND I MEAN IT IS REALLY FAMILY
AND IT'S JUST
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
IT IS LIKE LOOKING
AT YOUR OWN SCRAPBOOK
EXCEPT IT IS
A VERY POPULAR FAMILY.
BUT SHE'S SHARING WITH YOU
IMPORTANT CHARACTER TRAITS
SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DO IT.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
JUST RECENTLY BEEN TO HAITI
AND I KNOW THAT YOUR FAMILY
LOVES TO HELP PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU
OUR GRANDSON;
I JUST REFERENCED
THE LOSS OF A DAUGHTER.
THIS IS HER OLDEST SON WHO
JUST GRADUATED FROM BAYLOR.
AND AS I MAY HAVE SHARED
WITH YOU BEFORE,
AND I'M SURE I HAVE,
HE WENT STRAIGHT TO ANGOLA
SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING.
I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS.
BUT I KNOW HE SAID, "PAPAW,
MY LIFE WAS CHANGED.
PAPAW, IT WILL NEVER
BE THE SAME."
AND HE'S A LEADER.
AND HE'S BRILLIANT,
BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN.
THESE CHILDREN OF ROBIN,
THE GLORY OF GOD IS ON THEM.
BUT I WANT YOU TO LOOK
AND YOU'LL SEE HERE,
AT THE END, YOU'LL WATCH
OUR DAUGHTER'S SON
AND I REALLY BELIEVE
YOU WILL SENSE
WHAT JESUS WANTS TO POUR OUT
THROUGH ALL OF US
ON THOSE AROUND US.
WATCH CLOSELY.
James:
WAIT A MINUTE!
I CAN'T GET THEM
TO STOP PRESSING IN ON US
SO I CAN EVEN
GET TO THE SOUP.
THESE PEOPLE
ARE HUNGRY!
I MEAN
THE ABSOLUTE DESPERATION
-- I CAN'T EVEN
FEED THEM.
Announcer: UNFORTUNATELY,
TOO MANY CHILDREN KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
THE FOOD RUNS OUT.
THEY KNOW IT WILL QUICKLY
BECOME A DESPERATE SITUATION
WHERE THEY ARE
FIGHTING TO SURVIVE.
CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS
END UP SCAVENGING FOR ANYTHING
TO EAT TO FIGHT OFF
THEIR GNAWING HUNGER PAINS.
SOMETIMES THE CHILDREN
WILL EVEN EAT THINGS
THAT AREN'T
CONSIDERED FOOD
JUST TO TRY
AND FEEL BETTER.
Bruce: I'M SITTING HERE
WITH THIS LITTLE BOY
AND WHEN I CAME IN
I NOTICED HE WAS SITTING HERE
AND HE'S EATING
DIRT.
HE'S TRYING TO FILL
HIS LITTLE STOMACH
AND HE'S TRYING TO TAKE
THAT HUNGER AWAY.
IT WON'T.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
A CHILD EAT DIRT.
Announcer: THE IMPACT OF
THIS TYPE OF FOOD CRISIS
IS PARTICULARLY DEVASTATING
TO THE YOUNGEST VICTIMS.
ONCE THE EFFECTS OF
SEVERE MALNUTRITION SET IN
DESPERATE PARENTS WILL TRY
AND WALK FOR MILES
TO GET HELP
IN A CLINIC.
Chris: THIS IS WHY WE NEED
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
FOR MISSION FEEDING
BECAUSE WE DO KNOW SHE'S BEEN
HERE ABOUT A WEEK NOW
AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE SHE'S
GOTTEN BETTER, SHE'S IMPROVED.
SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE
A CONDITION WORSE THAN THIS.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD,
I PRAY OVER THIS LITTLE GIRL.
I ASK THAT YOU HEAL HER,
IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
I ASK THAT WE HELP ALL
THESE KIDS; IN JESUS' NAME.
James: THAT LITTLE BABY
HAS NEVER LEFT CHRIS' HEART,
AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS
WHEN HE SAID,
"I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME."
AND TO HEAR HIS DAD SAY
OVER AND OVER, "OUR SON
HAS JUST BEEN SO IMPACTED"
AND HE HAS.
BETTY, HOW DO YOU FEEL
WHEN YOU SEE THE LOVE
AND HEART OF JESUS
THAT OUR DAUGHTER ALSO HAD
SO BEAUTIFULLY,
AND YOU WATCH THAT NEED
THAT CAN BE MET BY LOVE,
AND SEE HOW CHRIS
IS RESPONDING TO IT?
Betty: SO GRATEFUL
AS A MOM AND AS A GRANDMOTHER
THAT WE SEE OUR GRANDSON
LOVING CHILDREN, LOVING JESUS.
THAT'S WHAT GOD WANTS
FOR ALL OF US.
HE WANTS HIS LOVE
TO BE EXPRESSED THROUGH US
BY CARING AND SEEING THE NEED
AND REACHING OUT AND SAYING,
"WE'LL HELP.
WE'LL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
WE'LL HELP THAT MOTHER
SAVE THE LIFE
OF HER LITTLE CHILD
THAT SHE LOVES SO DEARLY."
SO I HOPE YOU WILL
JOIN WITH US
BECAUSE YOU KNOW JESUS AND
YOU KNOW THE LOVE OF JESUS.
EXPRESS THAT LOVE.
JOIN WITH US!
James: CHRIS IS EXPRESSING
NOT ONLY A PRAYER TO JESUS
BUT THE HEART OF JESUS
WITH THAT BABY,
"SUFFER THE LITTLE ONES
TO COME UNTO ME
AND FORBID THEM NOT.
AND OF SUCH
IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
WHEN YOU DID IT
TO THE LEAST OF THEM,
YOU DID IT TO ME," JESUS SAID.
HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD
HAVE WANTED TO GIVE HIM
A DRINK OF WATER WHEN HE SAID,
"I'M THIRSTY" ON THE CROSS.
WOULDN'T YOU HAVE LOVED
TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN
THAT HE SUFFERED FOR YOU?
WELL, JESUS SAYS,
"IF YOU'LL TOUCH
THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN
WITH MY HANDS OF LOVE
AND COMPASSION,"
YOU SAW HOW DESPERATE
THEY WERE TO GET THE FOOD.
BETTY, SO MANY TIMES
WE RAN OUT OF FOOD
AND WE'D WATCH LITTLE CHILDREN
CRAWL DOWN IN THE BARRELS
AND SCRAPE THE EDGE OF
THOSE BIG OLD 55-GALLON DRUMS
TRYING TO GET
A LITTLE BIT LEFT TO EAT.
IT WOULD SOMETIMES FALL
ON THE GROUND AND
THEY WOULD SCOOP IT UP AND
TRY TO GET THE NOURISHMENT.
THERE WERE THOUSANDS THERE
WHERE WE WERE FEEDING.
WE SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES.
THOSE PEOPLE, BETTY,
WHEN THEY GOT ON THEIR FEET,
THEY BEGAN TO CARE
FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE
BECAUSE WE TAUGHT THEM
HOW TO GROW CROPS.
IT WAS AMAZING.
THEY NOT ONLY GREW THE CROPS,
THEN THEY HELPED OTHERS;
THEY DIDN'T JUST FEED
THEIR FAMILY.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE
WHAT LOVE CAN DO.
HERE'S WHAT I WANT
TO ASK YOU TO DO.
WE'VE GOT 400,000
RIGHT NOW IN NEED.
CHRIS WAS SEEING SOME
OF THOSE THAT REACH
THE MOST DESPERATE POINT
BUT HE HAD ALSO BEEN OUT
WHERE THEY WERE DOING
THE FEEDING AND WHERE
WE FILL THOSE LITTLE BOWLS
AND WE TURN THEM AROUND
AND GET THEM HEALTHY
SO THEY DON'T END UP
IN A MALNUTRITION CLINIC.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP US.
WE ACTUALLY NEED RIGHT NOW
SOMETHING DESPERATELY.
WE NEED EIGHT MORE
TEN-TON TRUCKS;
FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE TRUCKS
TO DELIVER THE FOOD.
WE'VE GOT TO REPLACE SOME
AND WE'VE GOT TO ADD SOME.
WE NEED OVER 70,000 MORE
OF THOSE HEAT-RESISTANT
ORANGE BOWLS.
ALL OF THAT IS AN EXPENSE,
IN ADDITION TO FEEDING
THE 400,000 THAT
THEY'VE ORGANIZED
WHERE WE CAN FEED THEM.
NOW WE'VE GOT TO PROVIDE
THE FOOD, AND THE ABILITY
FOR THE MISSIONARIES AND
RELIEF WORKERS TO STAY THERE.
HERE'S HOW IT BREAKS DOWN.
$30, $50, $100
ENABLES US TO FEED THREE,
FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN.
THAT SINGLE GIFT
KEEPS GIVING FOR MONTHS.
WOULD YOU MAKE A GIFT?
COULD YOU GIVE $1,000
OR SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS
TOWARD THOSE TRUCKS?
THE BOWLS COST ABOUT
A DOLLAR APIECE.
COULD YOU HELP US WITH THAT?
AT WHATEVER LEVEL
YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE DO.
FATHER, I PRAY EVERYONE
WOULD HAVE THE CONCERN
THAT OUR GRANDSON HAD
WITH THAT LITTLE BABY.
MAKE THIS LITTLE BABY WELL --
TAKE CARE OF THIS LITTLE BABY.
THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM
LIKE THAT.
GOD HELP US TO GET THEM
BEFORE THEY GET TO THAT
CONDITION AND THAT STATE;
IN JESUS' NAME.
WOULD YOU REACH OUT RIGHT NOW
AND TOUCH SOMEONE WITH LOVE?
WOULD YOU GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK?
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
PLEASE DO IT.
YOU'RE GIVING THE GREATEST
GIFT, YOU'RE GIVING LIFE.
OR YOU CAN DIAL
THE PHONE NUMBER THERE.
IT'S A PRAYER LINE
IF PEOPLE'S HEARTS ARE BROKEN
OR YOU NEED HELP.
BUT RIGHT NOW
IT'S ALSO A HELP LINE.
YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER.
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK,
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
PLEASE DO IT.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS TO SEND
YOU TO SAY THANK YOU
AND TO BLESS YOU.
BUT THE GREATEST BLESSING
IS BLESSING OTHERS.
PLEASE DO IT.
PLEASE GIVE THEM LIFE.
WOULD YOU SHARE LIFE TODAY
RIGHT NOW?
GO LIFETODAY.ORG
OR DIAL THAT NUMBER
AND RESPOND AS GOD LEADS.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
Announcer: DISEASE, MALNUTRITION, STARVATION --
ALL TERRIBLE
HUMAN ATROCITIES
BEING FACED EVERY DAY
BY PEOPLE LIVING
IN REMOTE AND IMPOVERISHED
AREAS OF AFRICA --
AND THOSE AT GREATEST RISK
ARE THE CHILDREN.
LIFE'S MISSION
FEEDING PROGRAM IS THERE
ABLE TO FEED AND CARE
FOR OVER 400,000 CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS OF ANGOLA,
MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.
WITH PREVIOUS
FOOD RESERVES GONE
AND MALNUTRITION LEVELS
IN ANGOLA RISING
DUE TO INCREASED
FOOD SCARCITY,
WE DESPERATELY NEED
TO REPLENISH OUR SUPPLIES
FOR OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS IMMEDIATELY.
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
ALSO, PLEASE CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT
TOWARD OUR
$316,000 GOAL
TO PROVIDE EIGHT
ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS
AND 76,000 NEW BOWLS
FOR THE CHILDREN.
AS OUR THANK YOU
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS
SOFT-COVERED JOURNAL BIBLE
FEATURING THE GOSPELS,
PSALMS, AND PROVERBS
FOR YOUR DEVOTIONAL TIME
IN THE WORD.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE TO HELP FEED TEN CHILDREN
PLEASE REQUEST THE COMPLETE
HOLY BIBLE JOURNAL EDITION
PERFECT FOR KEEPING
NOTES AND INSIGHTS
AS YOU READ
AND STUDY.
AND FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED
100 CHILDREN,
YOU MAY REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED
CANVAS PRINT
OF "THE FOREST CHAPEL"
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: WELL, I JUST BELIEVE
WITH ALL MY HEART
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FOLLOW
THE HOLY SPIRIT'S LEADERSHIP
AND DO WHAT GOD
LEADS YOU TO DO.
WE'VE ONLY GOT
A SHORT TIME LEFT
TO GET THE RESOURCES
FOR THOSE TRUCKS.
AND THAT'S NOT
SOMETHING EXTRAVAGANT,
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL.
WE'VE GOT TO DELIVER THE FOOD,
GOT TO GET IT THERE.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
WITH THE JOURNAL EDITION,
THE PSALMS, AND THE PROVERBS,
AND THE GOSPELS; BUT ALSO
THE BEAUTIFUL STUDY BIBLE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PRETTIEST
I'VE EVER SEEN.
THE THOMAS KINKADE,
"FOREST CHAPEL."
PLEASE HELP US
WITH THOSE TRUCKS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
KORIE ROBERTSON'S BOOK,
STRONG AND KIND,
TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN
AND GRANDCHILDREN,
I THINK YOU'LL TREASURE IT.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE IT,
IT'S IN THE BOOKSTORES,
ONLINE.
GET IT; GET A COPY
FOR A FRIEND.
IF YOU JUST SIMPLY GIVE
A CUP OF WATER SO TO SPEAK,
GIVE A BOWL OF FOOD,
AND YOU SAY, "WOULD YOU MIND
SENDING ME THE BOOK TODAY?
WOULD YOU PUT IT
IN THE MAIL TO ME?"
WE WILL TO JUST SAY THANK YOU,
ALONG WITH THE OTHER GIFTS.
SO PLEASE ASK FOR IT.
WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME
IN SAYING THANKS TO KORIE
AND ALL THE ROBERTSON FAMILY,
THE DUCK DYNASTY CLAN?
BLESS YOU! THANK YOU
FOR BLESSING US SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR WATCHING
LIFE TODAY.
BUT MORE THAN THAT,
THANKS FOR SHARING LIFE TODAY!
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>> SOMETHING HAPPENS
BETWEEN A WOUND AND A SCAR
AND IT IS CALLED
A HEALING.
Announcer:
BETH MOORE TOMORROW!
>> LIFE TODAY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF LIFE.
THE MINISTRY FEATURES
SPECIFIC OUTREACHES
AS EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRAMS
IT SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS.
GIFTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE WITHOUT RESTRICTION
AS TO USE UNLESS EXPLICITLY
STIPULATED BY THE DONOR.
THE MINISTRY IS A MEMBER
OF THE E.C.F.A.