Spring Issue 2 2017 | Page 13

movie “Soul Surfer.” Bethany grew up surfing in Hawaii and it even looked like she would go pro, but when she was 13 years old she lost her arm to a shark. She trusted that God had a plan for her life, and with that faith she persevered and became a pro-surfer indeed, not to mention she has been able to reach millions with the gospel! I knew if she could trust God with such an obstacle as losing a limb, that I could trust Him too, no matter what life threw at me.

Her life has definitely been thrown a unique situation. Mary Kate’s husband, John Luke Robertson, grew up with his father and other relatives running Duck Commander, a multimillion-dollar business based on producing duck calls. He and Mary Kate are now pursuing their own endeavors, many of which he recorded in his latest book Young & Beardless, a book about accomplishing goals. Out of everything this couple and this family has done, what do you think his biggest accomplishment was? We asked him.

JLR: My marriage to Mary Kate is absolutely my biggest accomplishment.