this complete picture of Rhett, Melissa, Jaely, Braydon, and Lexie was taken (photo by Rory in the Beaver Mountains). We have always felt like Rhett belonged to our family also. Rog and Paula were kind enough to share him with us where he was affectionately nicknamed "BUDDY ROE"....OF COURSE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM BUT MOST LIKELY FROM JER. HE WAS THE LITTLE BROTHER IN OUR FAMILY ALSO. AS THEIR FAMILY HAS MOURNED SINCE THE END OF JULY....WE HAVE MOURNED WITH THEM. SHAD AND I HAVE NOT SAID A PRAYER TOGETHER WHERE THEY, THEIR FAMILY, AND PARENTS, HAVE NOT BEEN PRAYED FOR. WE KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN BECAUSE WHEN WE LOST BEN....WE DIDN'T JUST MOURN FOR OURSELVES.....BUT FOR JEREMY, ANDREA, THE BOYS AND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES. IT AFFECTS SO MANY. WE KNOW THAT BEN AND LEXIE ARE HAPPY AND WANT US TO BE HAPPY. SOMETIMES WE FEEL THEM NEAR AND FEEL HAPPINESS. SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE CRYING. I AM SURE IT WILL ALWAYS BE LIKE THAT IN THIS LIFE.........THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS LIFE IS JUST A LITTLE HICK UP AND SOON ETERNITY WILL BEGIN WITH A FULLNESS OF JOY.
WE WERE ABLE TO SEE RHETT AS HE DID US A HUGE FAVOR ON JAN. 30. WE HAD THE BOYS HERE AND WE WERE MEETING ANDREA AND JER IN EPHRAIM ON NEW YEARS EVER...DAY. THAT NIGHT JAKE HAD A FEVER AND SORE MOUTH.....RHETT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO COME AND CHECK HIM AND MAKE SURE HE WAS NOT CONTAGIOUS BEFORE WE LEFT FOR EPHRAIM. IT WAS SO GOOD TO JUST GET TO TALK TO HIM AND IT MADE ME VERY GRATEFUL THAT THEY HAVE DECIDED TO COME HOME TO BEAVER. HE WILL BE A BELOVED DR. HERE.
WE LOVE YOU SMITH FAMILY.....WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY!
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