It’s been nearly two years since country singer Granger Smith and his wife Amber tragically lost their 3-year-old son River in a drowning accident. The couple has been open about their grief and faith in God through the entire process.
Over the weekend, Smith took to Instagram to share not about his grief, but instead, pure joy in announcing that he and Amber are expecting their fourth child, a boy, this August.
“We’re pregnant,” Smith captioned an Instagram video of the announcement. “I don’t have many words for this video. Life isn’t perfect. Sometimes it’s beat up and broken but it’s NEVER hopeless. God promises that.
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“Our story isn’t finished yet, and neither is yours!” he continued. “Through our suffering and joy, God’s glory radiates through it all! A new Smith boy is due in August.”
In the video, Smith, Amber and their kids, son Lincoln 7, and daughter London, 9, talk to River.
“Dear River, because of the life you lived, we’ve grown closer to God,” Smith says in the video. Amber adds onto his statement, saying, “And God gave us a miracle.”
The video ends with Amber’s voice saying “sweet Riv, because of the life you lived, very soon, you’re going to have a little brother.”
In her own Instagram post, Amber shared several promises of the Lord, and says her prayer is that their story can “speak life” to others in the midst of pain and suffering.
“God has made a way we never thought possible,” she wrote. “If I’ve learned anything over the last 2 years, it’s that I do not have as much control as I think I do.”