FORT WORTH, Texas — Carla Skinner shared how her faith is helping after the loss of her 6-year-old son, Andrew. He was her youngest son, who Skinner said lit up the room with his big, beautiful eyes and his infectious smile. "I am heartbroken," Skinner said.
"But for me to have sorrow is almost like a slap in the face to God. Like you don't trust me." Andrew was a first grader who walked to school every day with his sister, a kindergartener.
After school at Parkview Elementary, Andrew went to his babysitter's house. He stayed there for several hours until Carla finished up at work nearby. On Tuesday, Carla got the worst phone call of her life.
"I got the call at 6:17 pm," she said. "The wife called me, 'Carla, get to the house.' Get to what house? What are you talking about? Joseph said Drew is unresponsive.
" Skinner was just 4 minutes away by car. She rushed to the babysitter's house from her Fort Worth salon, Flora's Beauty Lounge, named after her late mother. Once there, Skinner said she knew right away things were not looking good.
"I knew from the beginning," said Skinner, "I had a bad feeling, bad feeling." Andrew was unresponsive. Paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Skinner recalled what she said the babysitters told her about Andrew getting out of the house. "I can remember her saying he must have went through the doggy door and got into the pool," said Skinner. "That's what she told me.
" Skinner and her family relocated to Fort .