This morning I dropped Eliza and Sarah off at school and went to drop Leah off at preschool. I let her out of the van and then remembered that I needed to pay for the week. I grabbed my checkbook and headed toward the door. Leah's friend, Leigha B., was standing outside the door. I said hi to her and then opened the door to the classroom to find the lights off and no one there. I turned to Leigha B. and asked, "Honey, are you here all alone?" She then began to whimper and tell me that her dad had dropped her off, but that there was no school today. I hadn't heard anything of the sort, so I went inside to investigate. The preschool is attached to their teacher's home, and this being little town USA, it isn't uncommon to find a house unlocked. Inside the room, I looked at their class calendar and saw that it did indeed say that there was no school today.
As "luck" would have it, Leigha's older brother is in the same class as Sarah at the elementary school. I loaded up the kids and went to Sarah's teacher for help. She gave me Leigha's mother's name and telephone number. Please don't judge her parent's too harshly. Leigha had been out of school for over a week because of an operation, and they didn't have a May calendar to go by. There were also 3 vehicles in the driveway at the preschool, it was the first time dad ever dropped her off, and she is a very independent little girl who insists that no one walks her in. He told me that he watched her walk inside, and then he left.
I feel so blessed that the Lord gave me the chance to comfort and help this little girl. I am so grateful that I hadn't noticed the "No School" post on Leah's calendar, and that her teacher didn't remind me (as she always does) that there wasn't any school today. Lots of people call this luck, but I know that it was a blessing from the Lord. How grateful I am for His tender mercies and His watchful eye over us.
