Tahn (46 page)

“I am sorry,” he told her as she approached him. “Would God that I had known a way for all of them!”

She took his hand and knelt at his side. “They are rejoicing,” she said. “They know the bliss of our Holy God. And you, Tahn, are part of the blessed gift that he gave me in their stead.”

She touched his cheek with a gentle smile. “We will live our lives now to honor him, my friend. And join them in heaven one day.”

He leaned and kissed her softly. In a moment, he helped her to her feet. Seven little ones and a boy now as big as a man clustered around them. And together, they went home.

L. A. Kelly
is a busy Illinois writer who is active in the ministries of her church. She works at home in order to spend time with her husband and two beautiful children.