Jul 19, 2026 · 38 min · 10 segments
Our DNA is the culture of Freedom Church. It's the shared values that shape who we are and how we live. Like any strong community, there’s something beneath the surface that defines us. These aren’t…
want to start by talking about is one of my favorite things one of my favorite things is when children say things that they've definitely heard from adults it is my favorite and i love that you see this whether it's like biological children even my favorite if i'm honest is when an adopted child has a mannerism that's from their adoptive parents.
So there's no DNA there.
They've just picked it up.
Oh, so cute.
I'll give you some examples from my children who are not there.
So I'm not here today.
So I try not to cry.
This is Leona.
She has been fairly regularly saying, is that a smart choice? And we were like, this is not from Leona.
We've never said this phrase, right? It's an important phrase.
It's a great question.
We've never said it.
And then Hannah's at nursery this week.
And then we overhear Chanel, absolute legend, one of the nursery teachers, saying, is that a smart choice? And we're like, we've got it.
That's where you got it from.
I'll give you a couple of others.
I've told you this before.
This.
Which is a sound I make when I'm frustrated.
And now, as a Leona mate, that.
Partly when they're frustrated.
Partly when they want to frustrate me.
And they'll do it, like, for jokes.
They'll do it for jokes.
We're like... back at me um the huffing sound that's when they've picked up um as if you've heard a what the million head often in a bit of an american accent um this she actually picked up from annabelle we don't know where this is from but she'll fairly frequently what the million head and then this is the new one h balance now she'll just say this regularly and a h balance i've been once i've been practicing this hold my mic that's a h balance is that am i Now, why she's just randomly saying H balance all the time, I don't know.
But she's picked it up.
She's got it from somewhere.
And this is true for all of us, right? We all just like pick up things from places.
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want to start by talking about is one of my favorite things one of my favorite things is when children say things that they've definitely heard from adults it is my favorite and i love that you see this whether it's like biological children even my favorite if i'm honest is when an adopted child has a mannerism that's from their adoptive parents.
So there's no DNA there.
They've just picked it up.
Oh, so cute.
I'll give you some examples from my children who are not there.
So I'm not here today.
So I try not to cry.
This is Leona.
She has been fairly regularly saying, is that a smart choice? And we were like, this is not from Leona.
We've never said this phrase, right? It's an important phrase.
It's a great question.
We've never said it.
And then Hannah's at nursery this week.
And then we overhear Chanel, absolute legend, one of the nursery teachers, saying, is that a smart choice? And we're like, we've got it.
That's where you got it from.
I'll give you a couple of others.
I've told you this before.
This.
Which is a sound I make when I'm frustrated.
And now, as a Leona mate, that.
Partly when they're frustrated.
Partly when they want to frustrate me.
And they'll do it, like, for jokes.
They'll do it for jokes.
We're like... back at me um the huffing sound that's when they've picked up um as if you've heard a what the million head often in a bit of an american accent um this she actually picked up from annabelle we don't know where this is from but she'll fairly frequently what the million head and then this is the new one h balance now she'll just say this regularly and a h balance i've been once i've been practicing this hold my mic that's a h balance is that am i Now, why she's just randomly saying H balance all the time, I don't know.
But she's picked it up.
She's got it from somewhere.
And this is true for all of us, right? We all just like pick up things from places.
