I can’t even imagine…..

I can’t even imagine…..

As the reports come in for the fires around our area… my heart goes out to of Medical Lake.. the worse of the local  group.. about 80% of the fires are in the woods..  some of them on the side of mountains..  Out of reach of roads and etc.. and fought with helicopters with buckets from the lakes.  We have been hearing them for about 2 months now.

Maui the horror of losing your home in hours.  To get up in the morning.. doing your normal routine…and by 5 that night, you have no home, you have maybe if you are lucky 50% of your possessions..  Some not even that..  Especially Maui.  Running with just the clothes on your back.  Gathering in a hall… holding your only possessions, sitting on a mat on the floor, that becomes your home for how long?  Standing in line with your family, to have food dished up for you to eat.. Wondering where you life will take you now..  No matter what the groups do, to try to soften the blow.. You and your family will NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

In our area,  you might have had 2 hours or maybe if you are luck 2 days before you have to drive out your driveway for the last time… with a whole home..  You have to arrange where your animals are going.  People out of the kindness of there hearts are driving in with horse trailer so you can get your animals to safety…   AND THEN WHAT?   Where do you go. Yes there are hotels and motels opening up for a couple days so you can make other arrangements?   If you had to let your horse go, run free with your phone number on their hooves… how long before you find them again? And where do you take them?   With housing so far out of reach for everyday people..  How do you find housing?  Can you afford it? Will insurance take care of that for you?   Even with friends and family helping the best they can.. even when FEMA and a few others kick in.. When you get to go back to your front yard and look at your property … all black, vehicles and other things burnt to a crisp…  YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. It will take years for you to get back to where you were before..  A home, your family, your animals all safe.

I can’t even imagine…. Prayers for all of those who are homeless due to these fires…  which seems like such an empty offering…