"Life Is Lemons": George Gordon-Smith M.A.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

George Gordon-Smith M.A.

George and Charakie at George's master's convocation

George and the kids before he walked

All of the Gines family came to George's graduation and threw a party for him later that evening. It is always fun to get together with them.

Gordon-smiths and the Mitchells

Our little family, one step closer to being done with school.

6 comments:

Sharp family said...: Congratulation! That is a huge accomplishment! Especially along side family filled days! You guys are awesome!; August 16, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Sharp family said...: Sorry it is me Becca, not addie she started her own blog today and I am logged in under her name, I can see this might be a problem :); August 16, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Tam said...: That is awesome. Congrats. I remember when Tony and I walked for our Masters. Such a relief to have over and done with. You guys look gorgeous and have such a cute family!; August 16, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Kenon said...: Congrats George!!! Charakie...you look SO pretty in those pictures! Can't wait for him to get accepted to UVA so that we can be neighbors. :); August 16, 2008 at 11:42 AM
O'BRIEN FAMILY BLOG said...: CONGRATS GEORGE!; August 17, 2008 at 7:28 AM
katie said...: CONGRATS! I bet it is so nice to be done!
I love that you posted a pic of your family since it has been forever since I last saw them...they all look the exact same:); August 18, 2008 at 9:21 AM

Tender Mercies

Everyone has a story: life experiences that have either strengthened us or made us weaker and have defined who we really are. Our story is no different; George and I were both married previously to very wonderful people who changed our lives and helped us become who we are. We each suffered a tremendous loss when our spouses (Joel and Summer) died of cancer leaving us with an unfinished story of the lives we had imagined. Through the grief, loneliness, suffering, and pain we both realized that our stories were being revised and that Summer and Joel were helping in that process.

George and I met in March of 2007. We dated for a year and it was a wonderful year full of compassion, empathy, healing, and love. My dad often talks about the tender mercies of the Lord and we both know that our lives have been touched by these tender mercies in ways we never dreamed possible.

We were married on March 1, 2008 in the Salt Lake Temple. The new revisions in our story may seem complicated but to us it's rather simple. Our kids know how much we love each other and are so happy to be a complete famiy again. They also know that "daddy Joel" and "mommy Summer" are a big part of our lives and that families are eternal and we will see them again someday. George and I often joke that "we are blessed....we think!," but the truth is we have been blessed beyond measure. We've had our trials and there are still sad days but we have each other to lean on. We now have someone to share things with--it feels so good to love again!