I'm so glad I ran into her

Nine days ago we returned to our former town for a friend's First Communion.  While we were celebrating, I learned of an absolutely horrific accident involving former classmates of Robert.  Sadly, after I learned who was supposed to be the "responsible adult" at this party, I was not one bit surprised, but it doesn't change the scope of what could have been such a terrible tragedy.  There were a bunch of 14-year-olds who were being stupid (aka being "14") and they were goofing around on atv's and gators.  Of course the adult was inside and the kids who were driving were not experienced or knowledgeable.  One ATV was going to way too fast and as he hit the ditch, he went airborne and collided with a gator.  Both the drive of the ATV and a passenger in the gator were careflighted to a local hospital.  When I learned the name of the girl on the gator, my heart just broke.  She is such an incredibly great girl, and I absolutely adore her mother.  My respect for this family is truly immeasurable.  Her mom doesn't email or have a cell phone though, so I wasn't sure how I could reach her to let her know I was thinking about them.  Fortunately, a few days later I'd heard it wasn't as bad as originally it had seemed.  Today, I had to return to our old town for an appointment, and I was able to run into Taryn and her mother.  I'm so grateful that I did.  Taryn is doing really great, although the neurosurgeon has not yet cleared her to return to school.  But even more so, I'm glad I could see and hug her mom.  As a parent, I can't imagine getting that phone call.  It was such a blessing to be able to see them!