finding grace.

A lot has happened since Tuesday. The past 24 hours have been extremely busy. Yesterday morning I got into a car accident. I was sitting at a stoplight, and all of a sudden, BOOM - a car crashed into me, causing me to hit the car in front of me. I hadn't even seen it coming, because I wasn't looking in my rearview mirror, since I was stopped. The impact sent my phone flying, my sunglasses flying off my face, and crushed my coffee cup, spilling coffee all over my console. I don't remember this, but apparently my face hit the steering wheel (yes, I was wearing my seatbelt), because my nose started bleeding. My right leg that had been on the brake banged against the dashboard and then somehow got wedged in the lever to move the driver's seat. I don't even know how it happened, but the impact was that great. He just never stopped. The driver admitted he hadn't been paying attention, and he'd had cataract surgery the day before. A Good Samaritan who witnessed it pulled over, called 911 and made sure we were okay.

Long story short, my Jeep had to be towed and I am waiting to see if it's totaled. My license plate was torn off and bent in half. The cop drove me to the hospital, and I did not have a concussion. They did x-rays to make sure there was no tibial fracture, and they don't think my calf muscle is torn. My orthopaedic surgeon wants to see me on Monday to look at my muscle, just in case. My shin is swollen and black and blue, and my calf is painful and bruised, but I am okay. I am sore all over, but I am alive and here.

Last night, when I got pictures of my nephew dying eggs, I realized how thankful I was that I was able to walk away relatively unscathed. Life really can change in an instant, and G-d forbid things had been worse.....no matter how bad things are, there is always some beauty and grace to be found. Maybe something or someone was watching over me.

So now, I am dealing with insurance companies and rental cars and so forth.....but I am alive and well, and that's all that matters, right?

There but for the grace of G-d go I.