They Told Us Our Son Would Never Wake Up!
The 9941 Podcast
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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
This episode is full of honest conversations, faith, and hope in the midst of deep loss. Granger welcomes his wife, Amber Smith, for a special and meaningful discussion reflecting on June 5th—a date that marks a significant turning point in their family’s story. Together, they revisit the day at the hospital six years ago, walking through their memories of grief, the decision to pursue organ donation, and how God’s Word and the hope of Christ carried them through those darkest moments. Amber opens up about her upcoming book, what inspired it, and her passion for helping others find comfort after loss. The couple also share a powerful story of a fan from a spiritually dark country who found faith in Jesus through their ministry, showing how God can bring light to the most unexpected places—even across the globe. Plus, Granger and Amber answer listener emails about forgiveness, rebuilding trust after trauma, the challenge of supporting loved ones through addiction, and how to handle relationships and boundaries as a young Christian. Throughout the episode, they dig into the difference between forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration—emphasizing the power of God’s grace and what true forgiveness means for believers. Don’t miss this heartfelt episode filled with transparency, encouragement, and reminders that even in our hardest days, “This is the day that the Lord has made—let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
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| 0:00.0 | All right. We got a very special guest on today's podcast. When's the last time you were on? |
| 0:06.4 | December, because I think it was a year before that. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's right. Yeah. |
| 0:10.1 | That was the, should I spell it? C-O-V-I. D. |
| 0:15.6 | That's right. Oh, yeah. Okay. Yeah, we're on because your mom was worried about COVID. |
| 0:23.0 | Vaccinations, things like that. |
| 0:24.8 | And what's the result of that? |
| 0:26.7 | She seems fine. |
| 0:27.4 | She seems good. |
| 0:27.9 | She has high blood pressure. |
| 0:28.8 | She has to take medication. |
| 0:29.9 | But other than that, she's good. |
| 0:32.3 | So who knows? |
| 0:33.8 | Amber Smith, my wife, I should say that for people listening. |
| 0:36.5 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:37.4 | Oh, yeah. I just randomly started talking. |
| 0:38.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:39.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.8 | Well, welcome back. |
| 0:42.9 | We've been changing. |
| 0:45.5 | We had an episode that we released last week with the brothers, Tyler and Parker, and we've |
| 0:51.2 | been changing the room around. |
| 0:52.8 | Then we weren't quite happy with how that one looked. |
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