So very lucky!!

Today has been crazy, to say the least.  This morning started like it usually does on a school morning.  We rushed to get Paige on the bus and then I had to get Austin ready for preschool.  Bryn was still eating breakfast in her booster seat.  Amid all this craziness, I hear sirens pretty close to our house.  I didn't think too much about it because it's not too uncommon to hear them close by.  That's when I got a call from my friend saying that Paige's school bus was hit by a semi-truck.  I can't even describe what I was feeling when I heard those words.  It felt like my heart stopped beating.  My friend quickly assured me that Paige was fine and that they were down at the stop sign where the crash happened.  We found Paige scared and just a little bruised up on her jawbone.  Oh, it could have been so much worse!!  The truck hit the bus as it was crossing the highway, so luckily most of the damage was to the engine and door of the bus.  There were a few kids taken to the hospital, along with the bus driver.  The most serious injury I've heard about is a broken clavicle, but most of the injuries were just scrapes, cuts and bruises.  Thank goodness!  I can't even imagine how the bus driver and truck driver are feeling right now.  Everyone is definitely in our prayers.  I am so grateful to our Heavenly Father who answered our prayers of safety and protection this morning.  I love my family more than anything and I am so grateful that Paige and the other people involved are OK. Here's a link to one of the news channel's websites that covered the story.  kpvi.com