New subscriber here - my husband is a paramedic. I'm an RN. We couldn't do what we do without God's grace. Thank you so much for sharing your heart, and I will be catching up on your videos!
That is wonderful that Mavs sweet little soul opened up a whole new relationship with a group of officers that could help you remember n heal some memories of Rivs accident. Mav sure has been a God sent Child..can't wait to hear some more future meetings with the group n hope they keep coming back to church..God put u together at the same place for a reason. GOD BLESS..YEEYEE ❤❤
God bless you. It brings joy to my heart knowing you are preaching. God does gather and I believe He is coming soon to rapture His church. My father who passed 6 years ago was a preacher. He died of Alzheimer’s. Losing a child, losing a husband, or wife, parent is hard. I am uplifted seeing how you have trusted the Lord with this journey of grief. River will be waiting for you when you arrive in heaven. I believe the rapture is soon. I look forward to seeing both of my parents in heaven, but Jesus is the one I want to thank for carrying me through this journey in life. God is so good. Your son is beautiful and your whole family is beautiful! Without the Lord I wouldn’t be sitting here today. I’ve had two heart attacks and have blood clots in my lungs. I thank Jesus daily for being with me and never forsaking me. Rising up in the rapture is going to be the most exciting time. Being home with the Lord is going to be glorious. I’m so thankful Jesus went to heaven and built a place for us, and is caring for all our loved ones who are already there with Him. I’ll see you and your family at the marriage supper of the Lamb. God bless you and keep you safe until He arrives to take us home.
I have been an EMT for 25 years and suffer from ptsd from some of the calls i have been on... I have always dreaded the day that a family member of someone I have losted would see me or try and reach out to me. But now I see how it could help that family. Thank you for this video...
Wow! Granger this gave me cold chills!! Our God is so big and amazing!! I’m excited to see what he does next with you four guys!! I’m sure he has more healing for them and their families and your family!! ❤❤
I am sure it was difficult for him to introduce himself to you. I am related to and friends with many police officers, deputies, firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics. The calls with children are the most difficult they say, but they suffer from PTSD from so much more that they experience. A close relative suffers from PTSD and it is difficult to watch. I always pray that God will take it away. Thank you for sharing. I can believe God had His hand in this. Maybe you can become close and seeing how God works in your lives and how God and your children keep you going will help them too. I hope this meeting makes new friends and brings much goodness to all your lives. River continues to touch hearts and lives from Heaven.
What a heart warming story. I promise those first responders needed that as much as you did. Amazing what god can do. Hope you and the family had an amazing Christmas!
Yes, How Great Is Our God! It makes me want to shout Hallelujah! God bless you and your precious family as you walk this road on this side of heaven!!!! ❤
I'm a retired deputy sheriff who struggles with scenes like this. God brings us through these incidents in order to be a witness to others. I hope those deputy sheriff's will be able to heal because I know they see that scene in their heads on the regular. Blessings to them and their families. Merry Christmas.
Thank you for your service! God puts special people in our life!to help us through,the most tragic times🙏 Sometimes it can be an emotional heavy burden!
It's Christmas Eve while I'm watching your video, clean my house, I am crying tears of joy. The miracles that happen throughout our lives are so abundant if we're close to the Lord. Maverick is an amazing little guy and I truly believe God put ya'll right where you needed to be.
That is such an awesome story! I feel like you and the guys will become great friends. It deffently wa s the lord at work thru Mav that day! God Bless Yall!
I'm so happy you are doing videos again! You walk with Christ and that brings me joy. God bless you all and many prayers 📿 😇 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister ❤❤
What an inspiring message. So glad that you were able to reconnect with them.. I wish nothing but healing and a new journey towards our Lord for these men. I can't begin to imagine what first responders deal with mentally on the day to day. God Bless you all!
Nothing short of outstanding. How great is our Mighty God! He is in the miracle business. Thank you for sharing this amazing story. God bless you and your beautiful family. Live like Riv. ❤
I love the daily updates ❤ My husband had 25 years of being a Paramedic/Firefighter and 23 years of being a Police Officer…he’s had similar experiences (that we’ve been able to witness as well), reconnecting from an “event”, it’s such a sign from above 😊. I always loved watching when kids would approach him and ask questions or sometimes give hugs, so cool!! That day was a blessing, it’s almost like Maverick was drawn to him for more than one reason ❤
God is so good. The link between River and Maverick and these responders is amazing. Only God! Great story….and I’m sure friendships will blossom! Loved planting the tree with you! God bless!💕🙏
Thank you for sharing and I love this...Mavy has away of reaching people and bringing people together, just as River has...Merry CHRISTmas and congrats on 4 days of sharing...Love Hugs Happiness and Prayers...💗😇🙏🏻
That little Maverick as little he is started something new! God uses everyone from a young person to an older one. Who knows where this story is going to end. I know God will continue to bless you in this story! Love your little Maverick! He is working for our Heavenly Father even if he doesn’t know it! This is such a sweet story! Love you guys so much! God bless you! ❤️🥰❤️
I love hanging out on the farm with you, or you and Maverick. Doesn't matter what you're doing. It's just peaceful and interesting, and reminds me of visiting my uncle's dairy farm when I was a child. What a heartwarming story at the end! God used something bad for good in a way you would have never envisioned several years ago. Praying for all those men and their relationship with you, your church, and God. Now I want to look up your sermon :-)
Fantastic story about river and always to remember him and not be forgotten about him. Merry Christmas to all of you and your family! As furry friends too !🎅🎄🐕🎶🎸🇺🇸🤟❤️👋
What a wonderful story! Only Christ could bring such beauty out of tragedy! Praise Him! PS: I'm loving the more frequent updates, keep 'em coming as long as you're able and feeling it too!!
WOW Grainger, you meeting with up with those First Responders is amazing and so like our God. I had goosebumps listening to your amazing story. God is so good and I am praying that all of you will become Brothers and your familys will become close and you will go to your church. Praise God, Merry Christmas to all of the Smiths. And keep this up Please, I love seeing and hearing from you. Yee-Yee. God bless you! ❤❤❤
I also have been MIA for months....I am so so thankful that you are back, that I happened upon this post today, and that our Father is so so Good to us. God bless you Granger and I am looking forward to your vlogs!!!
Wow, Amen!! God works in such incredible ways and River's legacy continues to impact lives for His glory...to God be the glory! Merry Christmas Smith family! Y'all are a blessing to so many. Thank you for continuing to share your lives and hearts with us. We love y'all! ❤
The loss of a child is the hardest thing a parent can go through...The story about the 1st responders is amazing. God works in mysterious ways. .. . My daughter passed away Aug 2023 and me and her 2 sons were in Walmart yesterday and i saw one of her nurses she had in ICU... I havent seen her since she passed away. Its sad remembering...God bless..
I do agree only through God he has made this possible for you to meet these courageous men and I am thankful and believe you needed this meeting .. I’m very proud and thankful for your continued blogging as well and look forward to a update in five years on how much the trees have grown it’s beautiful River is missed always I could not even imagine how much you all miss him hope your family has a very very and blessed Christmas
Wow it never fails to amaze me how God works. He brings you and this guy together so you can help each other. He brought the rain after you had planted your tree so it would grow. How awesome is that.
What Amazing Story to hear and it all had to do with Maverick walking up to a table asked him if he had a police car God puts people in our lives for a reason and we just have to be patient and wait to find out what that reason is Merry Christmas to the Smith family God bless you and have a very happy blessed New Year
I was just gifted 'Like a River' for Christmas!!❤ I have followed your families journey & am blessed to see you & Amber Glory God in your walk with Christ.
thanks granger for sharing that story. I guarantee those officers have carried around the events of 6-4-19 that you experienced, and getting to meet/speak with you and hear you preach Im sure touched their hearts, and most importantly provided a measure of healing that they needed.
Thanks for your inspiring words and daily updates. Pretty amazing story at the end. Cops go through a lot and for you to host them at church and have open discussions about shared traumatic experiences is probably very healing.
I love the story I’ve been a police officer for 38 years and know what we live with everyday. And just suck it up. God has lead you through his understanding to these police officers
Thank you Granger Thank you Granger ❤!!! Our son 2021.... you and Amber have got my husband and I thought our grief 😢! It gives me strength and hope to go meet the first responders for our day of lost of our son Sawyer. It's Christmas eve 2024 at 9:31pm in Kuna Idaho. With tears in my eyes and wrapping the last of gifts for Christmas tomorrow. I feel all the emotions you feel . Thank you. I know you don't know my family. But you have got us through the last 3 years. I give all glory to God for getting us through our son lost. Merry Christmas ❤ from our family to yours happy holidays😂🎁🎄
Thank you Grainger for sharing this story. You are right about this being God’s plan. The saying”God works in strange ways “ comes to mind. This is God’s way of fulfilling something he knows that you needed. May God continue to bless your family. Maverick was given to you by God and he is fulfilling you with peace in losing River. And has changed your lives by turning you to be a voice for him. God Bless
You are so right! And as I say often--now that was a God thing! I am also proud of you Granger. You told that story and was so strong in doing so. God definitely has a way of making us stronger and lifting us up. Well I better get to sleep...Christmas dinner with family tomorrow. God bless you and Amber and the kids and have a very Merry Christmas! He is the reason for the season! ❤💚❤
Our God is an awesome God!!❤
Beautiful story ❤
May God continue to watch over you and your family! Rest in peace River!! I know you’re protecting your family! ❤
soo awesome, story gave me chills God bless
Good stuff! I wish I could meet the men that did cpr on my son for an hour when he passed ❤ they fought so hard to try to bring him back
New subscriber here - my husband is a paramedic. I'm an RN. We couldn't do what we do without God's grace. Thank you so much for sharing your heart, and I will be catching up on your videos!
This is so awesome God is an almighty God
Amazing. Only by the Grace of God!
Loved your update of the Emt's. A great testimony ❤
ONLY the LORD. I think you are on the right path now❤
Amazing
To God be the glory. They serve you and you serve them as you serve Him. Of course He can do that!!!
That is wonderful that Mavs sweet little soul opened up a whole new relationship with a group of officers that could help you remember n heal some memories of Rivs accident. Mav sure has been a God sent Child..can't wait to hear some more future meetings with the group n hope they keep coming back to church..God put u together at the same place for a reason. GOD BLESS..YEEYEE ❤❤
God bless you. It brings joy to my heart knowing you are preaching. God does gather and I believe He is coming soon to rapture His church. My father who passed 6 years ago was a preacher. He died of Alzheimer’s. Losing a child, losing a husband, or wife, parent is hard. I am uplifted seeing how you have trusted the Lord with this journey of grief. River will be waiting for you when you arrive in heaven. I believe the rapture is soon. I look forward to seeing both of my parents in heaven, but Jesus is the one I want to thank for carrying me through this journey in life. God is so good. Your son is beautiful and your whole family is beautiful! Without the Lord I wouldn’t be sitting here today. I’ve had two heart attacks and have blood clots in my lungs. I thank Jesus daily for being with me and never forsaking me. Rising up in the rapture is going to be the most exciting time. Being home with the Lord is going to be glorious. I’m so thankful Jesus went to heaven and built a place for us, and is caring for all our loved ones who are already there with Him. I’ll see you and your family at the marriage supper of the Lamb. God bless you and keep you safe until He arrives to take us home.
I have been loving the updates, how cool that is was raining buckets while talking about Riv.
I have been an EMT for 25 years and suffer from ptsd from some of the calls i have been on... I have always dreaded the day that a family member of someone I have losted would see me or try and reach out to me. But now I see how it could help that family. Thank you for this video...
Same here brother love ya.
@Nathan-bo3im thank you, love ya too.
❤Thank you for being a first responder, William & Nathan! Granger's story certainly is healing for all parties involved.
God bless you sir.
Wow! Granger this gave me cold chills!! Our God is so big and amazing!! I’m excited to see what he does next with you four guys!! I’m sure he has more healing for them and their families and your family!! ❤❤
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
If the rainfall isn’t a sign of River, idk what is RIP little buddy
I have goosebumps. Keep shinin’ Smith fam! Yee Yee.
This really touched my heart wow I love watching every day Thank you for all you share it helps me and I sure more God Bless
God is good all the time. All the time God is good!
This. Is. A. CHRIST-mas. Story! Thank you Father for this testimony ❤✝️
I am sure it was difficult for him to introduce himself to you. I am related to and friends with many police officers, deputies, firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics. The calls with children are the most difficult they say, but they suffer from PTSD from so much more that they experience. A close relative suffers from PTSD and it is difficult to watch. I always pray that God will take it away. Thank you for sharing.
I can believe God had His hand in this. Maybe you can become close and seeing how God works in your lives and how God and your children keep you going will help them too. I hope this meeting makes new friends and brings much goodness to all your lives. River continues to touch hearts and lives from Heaven.
Hugs to all first responders.
Love the daily updates.
Luna is the sweetest❤
What a heart warming story. I promise those first responders needed that as much as you did. Amazing what god can do. Hope you and the family had an amazing Christmas!
Beautiful Jesus story 🙏🙏🙏
What an inspiring God story!
Yes, How Great Is Our God! It makes me want to shout Hallelujah! God bless you and your precious family as you walk this road on this side of heaven!!!! ❤
Dear Heavenly Fathrr..Thank you..for all yove done..in soooo many lives ...that connects to Dear sweet River's life.
AWWW God bless you ...All.
I'm a retired deputy sheriff who struggles with scenes like this. God brings us through these incidents in order to be a witness to others. I hope those deputy sheriff's will be able to heal because I know they see that scene in their heads on the regular. Blessings to them and their families. Merry Christmas.
Thank you for your service! God puts special people in our life!to help us through,the most tragic times🙏 Sometimes it can be an emotional heavy burden!
God is so good. River is still affecting peoples lives. God bless you all. Merry Christmas! YeeYee. ❤
I had goosebumps the whole time
AMEN! God is GREAT!
It's Christmas Eve while I'm watching your video, clean my house, I am crying tears of joy. The miracles that happen throughout our lives are so abundant if we're close to the Lord. Maverick is an amazing little guy and I truly believe God put ya'll right where you needed to be.
Amazing! That’s who our God is!❤
That is such an awesome story! I feel like you and the guys will become great friends. It deffently wa s the lord at work thru Mav that day! God Bless Yall!
Only the Lord ❣️🙏🙏... I love living in this world as His child...the grand adventure of being His. God bless.
God opens doors in the right time. Tears is just pouring out like a river.❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so happy you are doing videos again! You walk with Christ and that brings me joy. God bless you all and many prayers 📿 😇 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister ❤❤
What an incredible story!!! Praise the Lord. Yes, only God and brought together through Maverick. Yes, it was supposed to happen. ♥🎄🚔♥
🇦🇺Love how God arranges things in our lives and around us.
Beautiful encounter with the first responders! May God richly bless them and you!! 🙏❤️🙏
Absolutely amazing! We serve an awesome God! ♥️🙏🏼♥️
This has been one of my favorite videos. Thanks for including us in your day to day.
I'm loving your daily updates ❤ Praise the Lord for blessings un-imagined
Amen!
What an inspiring message. So glad that you were able to reconnect with them.. I wish nothing but healing and a new journey towards our Lord for these men. I can't begin to imagine what first responders deal with mentally on the day to day. God Bless you all!
It’s a tough job for them 🙏
Nothing short of outstanding. How great is our Mighty God! He is in the miracle business. Thank you for sharing this amazing story. God bless you and your beautiful family. Live like Riv. ❤
I love the daily updates ❤
My husband had 25 years of being a Paramedic/Firefighter and 23 years of being a Police Officer…he’s had similar experiences (that we’ve been able to witness as well), reconnecting from an “event”, it’s such a sign from above 😊. I always loved watching when kids would approach him and ask questions or sometimes give hugs, so cool!!
That day was a blessing, it’s almost like Maverick was drawn to him for more than one reason ❤
What an amazing story! God never stops working and I truly believe Rivers life and story will bring many many many people to Jesus! 💙🦋
God is so good. The link between River and Maverick and these responders is amazing. Only God! Great story….and I’m sure friendships will blossom! Loved planting the tree with you! God bless!💕🙏
To God Be The Glory. Thanks ❤🙏🫠
God is so amazing. He uses things and ways we'd never dreamed of.
Loving the daily updates
What an amazing experience ❤❤
IS 2: in the morning and I'm watching this video and I'm crying just to think how Awesome GOD IS❤❤❤
This is truly Beautiful ❤ God is so Good.
Thank you for sharing and I love this...Mavy has away of reaching people and bringing people together, just as River has...Merry CHRISTmas and congrats on 4 days of sharing...Love Hugs Happiness and Prayers...💗😇🙏🏻
This Psalm, tonight is just what I needed. Thank You God.
Wow I'm glad you guys got to meet the first responders and chat....
This is pretty awesome! I love how the Lord uses the littlest things to bring people together.❤
What a mighty God we are privileged to serve. Our obedience can change our life and others' lives.❤ Merry Christmas
Oh I agree Amen
That little Maverick as little he is started something new! God uses everyone from a young person to an older one. Who knows where this story is going to end.
I know God will continue to bless you in this story!
Love your little Maverick!
He is working for our Heavenly Father even if he doesn’t know it! This is such a sweet story!
Love you guys so much!
God bless you!
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I love daily updates I lost my child and this gives me hope also. I know God does great things and you are touching lives
I love hanging out on the farm with you, or you and Maverick. Doesn't matter what you're doing. It's just peaceful and interesting, and reminds me of visiting my uncle's dairy farm when I was a child. What a heartwarming story at the end! God used something bad for good in a way you would have never envisioned several years ago. Praying for all those men and their relationship with you, your church, and God. Now I want to look up your sermon :-)
Please look up his sermon by googling Emmaus Church in Georgetown, TX sermons and you can listen to it. It is so wonderful.
Fantastic story about river and always to remember him and not be forgotten about him.
Merry Christmas to all of you and your family! As furry friends too !🎅🎄🐕🎶🎸🇺🇸🤟❤️👋
I am loving these updates! Thank you! So great you were able to connect!!
That's my God! Isn't Jesus wonderful ❤️.
So awsome are God is an awesome God
What a wonderful story! Only Christ could bring such beauty out of tragedy! Praise Him!
PS: I'm loving the more frequent updates, keep 'em coming as long as you're able and feeling it too!!
WOW Grainger, you meeting with up with those First Responders is amazing and so like our God. I had goosebumps listening to your amazing story. God is so good and I am praying that all of you will become Brothers and your familys will become close and you will go to your church. Praise God, Merry Christmas to all of the Smiths. And keep this up Please, I love seeing and hearing from you. Yee-Yee. God bless you! ❤❤❤
Maverick IS River!! I see him 100% in Mavs❤
That's the Heavenly Father for sure.
Awesome brother we missed you !! God bless you and your family !!
I also have been MIA for months....I am so so thankful that you are back, that I happened upon this post today, and that our Father is so so Good to us. God bless you Granger and I am looking forward to your vlogs!!!
Wow, Amen!! God works in such incredible ways and River's legacy continues to impact lives for His glory...to God be the glory!
Merry Christmas Smith family! Y'all are a blessing to so many. Thank you for continuing to share your lives and hearts with us. We love y'all! ❤
The Lord's plan is awesome! Praise the Lord! Praying for them and for y'all 🙏! That would be great for them to come to know the Lord!
Out of the mouths of babe's ( maverick) What a God moment for all of you. Merry Christmas.
The loss of a child is the hardest thing a parent can go through...The story about the 1st responders is amazing. God works in mysterious ways. .. . My daughter passed away Aug 2023 and me and her 2 sons were in Walmart yesterday and i saw one of her nurses she had in ICU... I havent seen her since she passed away. Its sad remembering...God bless..
The Goodness and Beauty of our Lord. Thank you for sharing your story!❤
I do agree only through God he has made this possible for you to meet these courageous men and I am thankful and believe you needed this meeting .. I’m very proud and thankful for your continued blogging as well and look forward to a update in five years on how much the trees have grown it’s beautiful River is missed always I could not even imagine how much you all miss him hope your family has a very very and blessed Christmas
Wow it never fails to amaze me how God works. He brings you and this guy together so you can help each other. He brought the rain after you had planted your tree so it would grow. How awesome is that.
What Amazing Story to hear and it all had to do with Maverick walking up to a table asked him if he had a police car God puts people in our lives for a reason and we just have to be patient and wait to find out what that reason is Merry Christmas to the Smith family God bless you and have a very happy blessed New Year
MAVY IS SO SPECIAL! ✨🩵✨ Definitely a GOD WINK YOU EXPERIENCED !✝️ GOD BLESS THE THREE RESPONDERS !🙏🙏🙏🦋
I was just gifted 'Like a River' for Christmas!!❤ I have followed your families journey & am blessed to see you & Amber Glory God in your walk with Christ.
Our God is such and amazing God. He put you all together in his time and to glorify him. Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family!
What a beautiful gift God gives us each day!! Merry Christmas to each of you. ♥️🙏🏻♥️
thanks granger for sharing that story. I guarantee those officers have carried around the events of 6-4-19 that you experienced, and getting to meet/speak with you and hear you preach Im sure touched their hearts, and most importantly provided a measure of healing that they needed.
Thanks for your inspiring words and daily updates. Pretty amazing story at the end. Cops go through a lot and for you to host them at church and have open discussions about shared traumatic experiences is probably very healing.
This is awesome. Had me in tears there towards the end.
I love the story I’ve been a police officer for 38 years and know what we live with everyday. And just suck it up. God has lead you through his understanding to these police officers
How amazing- thank you for sharing!
Thank you Granger Thank you Granger ❤!!! Our son 2021.... you and Amber have got my husband and I thought our grief 😢! It gives me strength and hope to go meet the first responders for our day of lost of our son Sawyer. It's Christmas eve 2024 at 9:31pm in Kuna Idaho. With tears in my eyes and wrapping the last of gifts for Christmas tomorrow. I feel all the emotions you feel . Thank you. I know you don't know my family. But you have got us through the last 3 years. I give all glory to God for getting us through our son lost. Merry Christmas ❤ from our family to yours happy holidays😂🎁🎄
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This is so cool bringing tears to me how neat to meet the men who came to your sons aid that day oh how the lord works thru your son mavie
Thank you Grainger for sharing this story. You are right about this being God’s plan. The saying”God works in strange ways “ comes to mind. This is God’s way of fulfilling something he knows that you needed. May God continue to bless your family. Maverick was given to you by God and he is fulfilling you with peace in losing River. And has changed your lives by turning you to be a voice for him. God Bless
Good to hear from you today. Thanks for sharing!
God bless you all. Sweet man hugs.
Thank you for sharing your story! God is so amazing.
AMEN! God is GREAT!
You are so right! And as I say often--now that was a God thing! I am also proud of you Granger. You told that story and was so strong in doing so. God definitely has a way of making us stronger and lifting us up. Well I better get to sleep...Christmas dinner with family tomorrow. God bless you and Amber and the kids and have a very Merry Christmas! He is the reason for the season! ❤💚❤