Nina Lowrie

Things are good with Nina. There have been struggles and sorrows... but ultimately you've found your course, unique and quirky though it might have been and you're simply gloriously happy with Nina and your four year old son James. It's been a rocky road to that joy, your first child... it hurts to even think of it sometimes, but your first child Lisa was premature and survived for 12 days of hope, prayer, and fear before she took her last breath. There was grief counseling as the two of you flailed, but ultimately what saved you two was looking into the brink of divorce and realizing that you couldn't imagine a better woman for you than Nina. So you fought for the woman you love. Leaving corporate jobs you both loathed to spend more time with Nina and follow your passions. You took education courses and went into teaching, Nina experimented with cooking school and the result was somehow... Joy. And then James, further joy, tears that James would never know Lisa, but so much love. You've been house hunting for a new place in a better school district when you came across a delightful home suitable for a young family being sold by the elderly Davis family that wanted children in their old home. When you met the Davises and shared your story they looked at each other and then the realtor and cut 50k off the asking price saying that you and Nina were the type of people they wanted to sell to. There was wood paneling in the nursery that you weren't a fan of, but otherwise it was perfect for a young family that might not quite be done growing. One day you and Nina had some time with James at preschool so you took down the wood paneling and had the shock of your life. Behind the wood was this beautiful mural, a woodland scene with lovingly drawn animals giving way to a blue sky and an angel. You were shocked and holding Nina, the mural is perfect and the angel... Lisa... looking over the little brother she never knew.