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\u201cI LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER, AND THERE HE WAS, FACE DOWN, INSIDE OUR GATED LOCKED POOL\u2026\u2026HE WAS LIFELESS, HIS FACE WAS BLUE\u2026\u2026\u201d\n\u201cTHE DOCTOR CAME IN AND TOLD US THERE WAS ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF HIS BRAIN EVER FUNCTIONING RIGHT AGAIN\u2026\u2026\u201d\nI warn you, this is not an easy episode to listen to, and you will cry just like I did.\nThis week you\u2019re going to hear the emotional and tragic story of country music superstar GRANGER SMITH.\nEvery parent\u2019s worst nightmare came true for Granger and his wife, Amber, in 2019 when their son, River, drowned in a pool accident, plunging Granger and his family into a world of deep despair.\nBut his story is also about a man finding a path of REDEMPTION AND PURPOSE after a spiritual encounter, leaving the music business behind to pursue a future in ministry, which Granger details in his recently released book, Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartache.\nAlthough losing his child is a difficult story to hear, Granger\u2019s story is also about FAITH, HOPE, and finding PEACE after your world has been turned upside down.\nSince that moment, he has sought ANSWERS to the most profound questions in life, taking him in new directions he never could have imagined.\nAbove all else, our hour spent together is a deep discussion of how GOD impacts our lives in ways we can\u2019t begin to understand until we\u2019re going through challenging times.\nFrom these times, one of the great LESSONS OF LIFE is that when rising from the worst of all imaginable tragedies, we are often reborn\u2026\nAnd just like Granger Smith, we find our TRUE LIFE\u2019S PURPOSE as part of our healing process.\n\xa0\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices