Sad Remembering

Today I was reminded of a time in my life that I haven't thought of in a very long time. I was only 8 years old, but I remember the day clearly, and because it's on my mind now, you get to read about it :).
I was at my Grandma's house, because that's where I went everyday after school. I was outside playing with a friend that lived around the corner (her name was Brianna). We had a lot of fun together, as we often did, and as per usual her sister came to get her to come home. Except this day her sister, who was in Jr. High I believe, was crying. She was almost in hysterics. I didn't understand why or the severity of what her words meant then, and probably didn't for a long while afterwards. In fact, even today it touched new heartstrings and made me think of things I hadn't before.
All she said was "There was an accident, and I don't know what happened to some of my friends."
Now, in the days after this we had an assembly at school, and moments of silence in remembrance. There was a huge memorial service.
21 children died due to that 'accident'.
A Dr. Pepper truck ran a stop sign and hit a school bus, that went into a caliche pit, submerged in water. 18 children died the day of the accident, and 3 more followed behind.
Thinking about this accident makes me so incredibly sad, thinking about the distress all these parents of these children went through...waiting to see if their children were one of the ones who died...the agony they felt when they were told they would never see them grow up. It's awful.
Then I think about a song I had heard not so long after one of the anniversaries of this accident. It is kinda hokey sounding and not exactly directly correlated, but the message was comforting. It made me remember my faith, and how we are always held in HIS hands. That in everything we have gone through and have yet to experience we have a guiding light, a stronghold if we accept it. The song has always been close to my heart, not just because of this particular tragedy...but that's another story for another time. Here it is.
This whole thing just to say,
I remember.