Paying Attention
Note: I know it’s probably a little gauche to blog so soon after an event like this. However, I want to get my feelings sorted out and writing is a good method. Might as well update everyone while I’m at it.
I left the house this morning in a somewhat grumpy rush. Often I’ll forget my morning prayers during my usual routine, so I’ll pray in the car before I pull out. I was in enough of a rush this morning that I only really prayed for two things; that I’d be safe and my children would be safe as we traveled about today.
For some reason, my attention wandered and I did not see that the light was red. We got hit on the driver’s side, smacked a pole on the passenger side, and wound up where you see us. As we were smashed from side to side, I was calm; I’m generally calm enough when these things happen, but I felt for some reason that things were fine. I had reason to doubt when we saw the children.