Andrew Your My Hero Buddy!

It has definitely been an emotional weekend for Stacey and I. We get good news from Dr's 2 days in a row and then yesterday we had a send off for Andrew Smith. Andrew has been a best friend of mine since I was a baby. His entire huge and amazing family has been a very big part of my life. He is one of the best people that I have ever met and would do anything to help another person. His unselfish ways were in full view on Saturday when he got on a bus in full military gear to go to Mississippi to train for 3 weeks before he gets shipped off for a year to fight for this great country that we all love.

It was an emotional send off for both Stacey and I because we have grown so close to Andrew's entire amazing family. The love and bravery that he shows is a testament to his character and his upbringing. There whole family has helped us so much in the past year and Stacey and I will do anything for them over the next year. Just let us know what you need Smith's. Stacey and I pray everyday for his entire family.

Andrew was in officer training for several months in Kentucky, came back for a week to get married to his unbelievably amazing wife Mandi and is now in Mississippi before he goes to Afghanistan for 1 year. When I think about Andrew and what he is doing and what the next year holds for him I am truly amazed. It makes all of the "problems" that we think we have seem pretty small. It also inspires me to be a better person and to not sweat the small stuff.

Andrew Your My Hero Buddy!

Brian

Please lift Andrew and his family up in your prayers this week.