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Rachel Small

@rachsmallz

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@tamu alum
sinner x saved
mama to Lively & Luke 🫶🏼
wife @sethsmall47
homemaker 🐥🦆🐰🫐🍓

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Luke Sutton Small 🩵
May 7th 9:21 AM

We are overjoyed to welcome “baby brother” into our family! He is such a gift & testament of the Lord’s faithfulness! by @rachsmallz

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a year ago

Miss Lively Kathryn Small 💕

May 8th 6:47 PM
7lbs 9 ounces

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a ~lively~ hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” 1 Peter 1:3 by @rachsmallz

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3 years ago

might be a lil biased…
this was my favorite day of 2021 & quite possibly ever. I learned a few key things from July 23rd -

1. You can always count on both Seth & I to cry
2. Early 2000’s R&B will never not hit
3. It’s hot in July
4. I will probably post wedding pictures until i’m about 85
5. We truly have the best friends, family, & support systems God could’ve ever given two people.

venue: @thefrenchfarmhousevenue
florals: @terisfloral
tears: @sethsmall47
photography: @heatherbuckleyphotography
day of planner: @gle_dallas
MUAH: @muah_jessicastoughton
rings: @davidgardnersjewelers
dress: @grace_loves_lace
bridesmaid dresses: @showmeyourmumu
tuxes: @menssuitwarehouse taken in Collinsville, Texas by @rachsmallz

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5 years ago

pictures of my dreams & family of my prayers 🥹 taken in Rosemary Beach, Florida by @rachsmallz

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8 days ago

time please slow down 🥲💕 by @rachsmallz

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2 months ago

Happy Father’s Day to the best man, husband, & father I know. If you would’ve told those 21 year olds all that they would go through in their first 5 years of marriage, they absolutely wouldn’t have believed you. You have led me through postpartum, raising babies, grief, and some of the hardest days of my life. You have never once wavered in your faith or love for me & our babies. You have been my rock & have pointed me back to our Father every step of the way. I am in awe of the man God has grown you to be. I love you with all my heart Seth Small 🩵

& to our “baby” (the name Lively gave him 🤣) You are such a great grandfather & father. Thank you for being the most amazing patriarch of the Small family. You never fail to show up for us. We love you so much! by @rachsmallz

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4 months ago

my favorite people in my favorite place 🩵 by @rachsmallz

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4 months ago

My most special baby boy is O N E 🩵 Luke’s name in greek means bringer of light & he absolutely lives up to his name! I don’t think he’s stopped smiling this last year despite all the chaos. We absolutely could not love him any more. He is the kindest & funniest brother & son. Lukey, we love you so much our wild boy! Here’s to another year of keeping him from throwing himself off everything 🤣🩵 by @rachsmallz

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5 months ago

&& a happy happy mini highlight reel to show that deep joy & deep sadness can live together simultaneously. ❤️

2025 was also the year that we met your Lukey! there are so many special memories I will cherish from this year. This year was a reminder that God has blessed me with a beautiful life & the two greatest gifts in the form of my babies!

& Last but NOTTT least, my @sethsmall47 who has been the rock that has carried our family through this year. You have not wavered. you have held me in my sorrow & laughed with me in my joy. I love you so much. here’s to many more years together! by @rachsmallz

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9 months ago

Leaving behind the last year I had with you is one of the most bittersweet moments I have ever experienced. Leaving 2025 means leaving behind cancer, endless doctors’ appointments, unanswered questions, what felt like millions of orange pill bottles, hospital stays, begging God to save you, and helplessly watching as your life was stolen. I could easily argue it was the worst year of my life.

Leaving behind 2025 also means leaving the last year I had with you. It means having to say, “I lost my mom last year.” It feels more final somehow. I will never understand why we couldn’t have had many more years together. why you won’t get to watch your grandbabies grow up, or why I can’t call you for the rest of my time on this earth.

Yet even in my deepest grief, I cling to the truth that God is near to the brokenhearted. He saw every tear, heard every prayer, and never once turned His face away from us. When I begged Him to save you, He was listening. And when He didn’t answer the way I pleaded, He still remained good, faithful, and sovereign.

I am assured of this one unshakable truth: love endures all things.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
—1 Corinthians 13:13
I still feel your love in everything I do. ❤️

I hold tightly to the promise that this is not the end. Because of Jesus, death does not get the final word. I trust that you are healed, whole, and resting in the presence of the Lord. You are free from pain, fear, and suffering. While I may never understand why God allowed it to be this way, I know wholeheartedly that He loves you more than I ever could, and that He did what was best for you, even when it shattered my heart.
I believe that one day God will redeem every ounce of this pain, that nothing was wasted, and that He will turn mourning into joy in His perfect time. Until then, I will walk forward in faith, carrying both my grief and my hope together.

I will proudly wear my grief in 2026 and all the years to come, because it is evidence of deep love. It is a reminder of a life well lived and a bond that even death cannot break. You deserve to be missed.

Goodbye, 2025.

Goodbye for now, Mama. by @rachsmallz

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9 months ago

Yesterday, my sweet mama passed on to eternal life with her creator. I find so much joy knowing cancer will never be able to touch her there.

My mom embodied kindness, selflessness, compassion, warmth, strength, and joy. She was my shelter and my forever friend. I'll strive to follow her example raising my babies. Her light & legacy will always live on through everyone she touched.

No amount of time could have ever been enough with you, mama. I am so sorry the past 21/2 months have been so unfair.

I miss you so much already & I can’t wait to see you again

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted “ Matthew 5:4

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” Revelation 21:4 by @rachsmallz

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a year ago

Happy 2nd Birthday to my sweetest angel girl 🩷 being your mommy is the greatest gift! Time slow down 🥹🥲

alt caption: we survived one day of 2 under 2!!! by @rachsmallz

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