Last Wednesday, the mom of my college roommate went to heaven. I got a call from a mutual friend a few hours after the car accident. It didn't seem real and I hoped the news was wrong, but it was true. My mind wandered back to the mid-80s when I first met Ms. Syble. She was quiet and she smiled with ease.
Fast-forward to 2001 when I needed help watching my older child. He was a toddler and I was teaching in the evenings. I needed someone to watch him Monday through Thursday from 4 - 9 pm, I called my roommate who had a son almost the same age. She agreed to two nights and suggested that I talk to her mom about the other two nights. I went straight to Ms. Syble and asked. She wasn't too sure about it because she had never keep anyone other than her own grandkids. Thankfully she agreed and for the next four months she kept my child twice a week. He followed her around like a puppy and never hesitated to go to her when I headed off to work.
Matthew 18:5 Whosoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.
I talked with her a few years ago and she told me that after keeping my son she began to keep other children. She seemed to really enjoy taking care of little ones. I even saw a Facebook tribute yesterday, thanking her for caring for another child. It made me smile knowing that my son and I got to share just a little bit of her life.
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