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understand.  They stopped outside of the classroom and she peeked in.  “There are already so many kids in there.  What if no one wants to sit next to me?”
    “Don’t be crazy; they’ll be fighting over you.”  She stuck her nose up as if she smelled something funny.  “Are you ready?”
    “I suppose.”  She grabbed his hand and he gladly took it.  It wouldn’t be long before she would push him away.
    Rebecca Parker walked over to them when they got in the room.  “Good morning.”  Her wide smile was infectious and he scolded himself when he noticed the sparkle in her eyes.  “How are you both doing today?”
    “Daddy’s fine, but I’m a little scared.”  He wanted to laugh at her honesty.
    Rebecca stooped down to her eye level.  “I know it’s a little scary to start a new school.  You don’t have to worry, because I’ll be here and if you need anything you just have to ask.”
    He watched the interaction and he smiled.  The look on Kari’s face went from a look of sheer fear, to one that looked like she at least wasn’t going to get sick.  “Okay;” her little voice was shaky.
    “Great!  Why don’t you go sit down next to Allison; you guys will be great friends.”  She pointed to the empty seat and then turned back to Thomas.  “You have a brave daughter.”
    He smirked.  “She definitely seems to be looking better than before.  She’s not usually so worried.”
    “It’s understandable; this is a new school, new teacher, and new kids.  Anyone would be a little worried.”
    “I guess you’re right.”  He turned back to Kari and she was talking to Allison.  “She seems to be happier now.”
    Rebecca grinned.  “See, what did I tell you?”
    She definitely was right.  “Have a good day Ms. Parker.” 
    “You can call me Rebecca.”
    “Rebecca, I’ll see you later.”  He left the classroom and hurried through the school.  He stayed longer than he had intended.  It was time to turn it over to GOD.  They would be okay; he was convinced of it.
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    Thomas glanced at the clock on his computer.  He had some paperwork that needed to be completed and then he would be able to leave and pick up the kids from school on time.  As he was typing out his notes, his cell phone began to ring.  “This is Thomas;” he continued to punch out the keys as he waited for the person to talk.
    “Mr. Campbell?”
    He stopped briefly; “Yes?”
    “Hello; this is Mabel Shoemaker.  I got your name from a realtor; she said you’re in the market for a house?”  He sighed with relief that it wasn’t in regards to his children and then went back to typing.  “Are you there?”
    “Oh yeah; that’s correct.”
    “Well, I have a house you might be interested in.  It’s in the Castleton neighborhood.”
    That didn’t mean anything to him; he wasn’t familiar with much of Dallas.  “Which school district is that in?”
    “It’s in the Westfield district.”  So far; so good.  In the past week he had looked at 5 different houses, but he always found something wrong with them.  Mainly, he was having a difficult time keeping the price down for a house big enough for them.  “I read that you have 5 children; is that right?”
    He wondered if there was anything she didn’t know.  “Yeah; that’s correct.”
    “I would like to set up a meeting to show you the home today.  The owners will be out this afternoon, and it might be the perfect time.”
    “I don’t know; I think it’s odd that I don’t even know you and you’re calling me up.  I…”
    “Please Mr. Campbell; I think you’ll like this place.  It has 5 bedrooms and a loft upstairs that could easily be converted into a 6 th bedroom.  It has 2 ½ baths, a basement, a two-car garage, fireplace in the master bedroom, and much more.  Just look at it.”
    He wanted to laugh; with all of those features, there was no way he could afford it.  “Listen; even if I wanted to check this