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"Mom, why? Why do you think this happened to us?"

I couldn’t say me, because this happened to Noah and me I knew he felt the loss as much as I did I saw it in his eyes I felt it in his kiss and I heard it in his voice

Wiping a tear from her cheek, my mother said, "Grace, I asked that sa I can wrap my head around is that sweet little baby wouldn’t have been able toto have to experience and no words will ever make you feel better"

"Thelove, Mom I don’t think I’d ever be able to explain it It was like he had been growing inover at Noah, I couldn’t hold back the sob that slipped through "He wants a baby so bad, and I wasn’t able to give hier on ht now This was not your fault and you will be able to give him a child, Grace I went on and had your brother and you"

Shakinglike this again Ever"

Closing her eyes, she took in a shallow breath before opening theht now, it’s s about children One day, you and Noah are going to be blessed with a beautiful baby I pro"

My body ca, I s, he leaned over and brushed his lips gently across h the kiss was soft, I felt Noah’s love pouring intoto be okay It was going to be a long road, but with Noah by my side it was a journey I knee could htly, Noah gazed intoYou always have been, and you alill be"

Placing ht to pull the words fro a smile that took my breath away, Noah said, "Never"

My smile faded as I softly spoke "I feel so lost now"

Noah shook his head as he placed his hand over mine "Then it’sable to hold it back any longer, I let ently liftedmy mother’s arms wrap around Noah and me, I let reality in

Threeup on ht hie as I watched the water pass me by A cool Texas winter breeze blew the small strands of hair that fell from my ponytail aroundover rocks, I thought about the last few months since I’d lost the baby At ti to heal But today, todayso hard not to see

Driving by a sirl, so lot As I parked, I looked straight ahead and saw several white crosses Opening ate

As I walked around, I noticed none of the crosses had names on the my way down the path, I looked up and saw a preacher

S, I walked over to hiraveyard caughtraveyardFor those who feel lost and aloneyou’re walking a around, I noticed that the white crosses were all in perfect rows but they seeure out the siant cross

"How have I never noticed this before?" I whispered

Letting out a soft chuckle, the preacher said, "Sometimes our eyes don’t seeuntil God reveals e need theht ti changed The emptiness insidemy eyes, I let the sound of the water take o to until today A baby roo a baby in his ararden with a little girl with brown bouncy curls chasing after me