In early June, country singer Granger Smith shared awful news, his youngest son, River, died as the result of a tragic accident.
Now, Granger and his wife, Amber are sharing an update with fans on how their family is coping with their loss and new details surrounding the 3-year-old’s untimely death.
Granger said he is on a journey to find “meaning” rather than “answers” following River’s death.
“I’ve guarded my heart and my mind during weak moments and graciously accepted all of the encouragement and empathy from so many,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I have realized that I will not slave over a search for answers, but instead for meaning.”
In Granger’s first Instagram post since June 6th, the country singer reflected on the thoughts and feelings he’s experienced since his son tragically passed away.
“I can rest assured knowing that River’s assignment on earth was always intended for 1116 days and not only did he live it to the fullest, but he lived it loved by so many, including a mother, father, sister and brother who held nothing back and have no regrets on how much he felt that love.”
He also shared a video, where he and his wife thanked those who have helped them through their grief. They also revealed details surrounding their son’s death.
“I was outside playing with London we were doing gymnastics in the yard, and the boys were playing water gun fight, and I remember thinking I was looking at London as she was doing gymnastics and I thought, soak up this moment,” he said. “I just had to stop, [and] soak up this moment because it’s not going to last forever.”
“Somewhere between 30 seconds and three minutes, we don’t know, Amber and I are inside our pool gate doing CPR on our son.”
The couple went on to explain how even though River was only three years old, they don’t believe he was taken too soon.
“I don’t think God takes anyone too soon. I believe he was put on this earth for the exact amount of time.”
You can watch the Smiths’ entire video clip below:
The grieving couple announced fans have raised over $150,000 through the sale of a t-shirt in honor of River. The money raised will be donated to Dell Children’s Medical Center, the hospital where River received care before he passed away.
If you would like to purchase a shirt you can go here.
“Don’t feel sorry for us, because we feel very blessed, we had an incredible little boy for three years we feel really good about that and we feel really good about our other kids and their state of mind right now. And we are going to live our best life.”
My heart breaks for the Smiths.
I am glad they are finding comfort in their tragic loss. I am also glad that so much money has been raised to be donated to the children’s hospital that took care of River before he passed away.
Let’s continue to pray for the Smith family and remember their little boy.
