Blessings in Tragedy?

I've been struggling a bit with how to record my feelings about yesterday's accident. Emily's son Dylan was hit by a car and my emotions have ranged from fear to heartache and gratitude. I'm not going to give a rundown of his medical condition here, but you may check emily's blog for updates.

My heart is very heavy for all who were involved in the accident. I feel like I walk a thin line as I look for the positives in this situation. I do not mean to be insensitive to those involved in Dylan's accident, but I was overwhelmingly grateful for the blessings I saw yesterday.

We had a hard time tracking down Dylan's parents as he was on his way to the hospital and I was grateful for the women who stepped in and made calls all over the valley to get a hold of emily. I am grateful that Shellie was not alone when this happened. I'm grateful the there was a charged cell phone on the scene. I'm grateful for the prompt response of the paramedics and the medical care he has received. I'm grateful his injuries were not worse than they were, because they could have easily been much, much worse.

Most of all, I'm grateful for the network of women that surround me, most of them stay-at-home moms who dropped anything and everything to take care of extra children, make phone calls, make sure emily wasn't alone, coordinate getting people fed and making sure the stephens family had everything they needed. I am a part of an incredibly supportive ward family and it has amazed me the love and support flowing toward emily and brandon right now. Maybe this is more apparant to me seeing as like the stephens we do not have our extended family in the immediate area and it is so comforting to know that no one goes through tragedy alone. I hope that emily and brandon can feel the love and support for them as well as the peace Heavenly Father has to offer. So while the road to recovery for little Dylan is going to be long, he's not alone and I'm grateful for that.